Deterministic and Stochastic Processes in Children's Isometric Force Variability

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 335-345

  Deutsch, Katherine M ^a   Newell, Karl M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Development; Isometric force; Motor skills; Noise; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; SKILL; STOCHASTIC MODEL; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 0345529072     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.10140     Document Type: Article

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