Divided attention in bimanual aiming movements: Effects on movement accuracy

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 210-218

  Sherwood, David E ^a   Rios, Valarie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional focus; Bimanual control; Movement strategies; Spatial error

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ATTENTION; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035459410     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2001.10608954     Document Type: Article

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