Functional stabilization of unstable fixed points: Human pole balancing using time-to-balance information

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1281-1297

  Foo, Patrick ^a   Kelso, J A Scott ^b   De Guzman, Gonzalo C ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESTHESIA; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0034244442     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0096-1523.26.4.1281     Document Type: Article

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