Dissociation of bimanual responses with the Simon effect: On the nonunitization of bimanual responses

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 146-156

  Miller, J O ^a   Franz, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bimanual coupling; Redundant targets; Response force; Simon effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; FEMALE; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 14644390356     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.37.2.146-156     Document Type: Article

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