How do children control rate, amplitude, and coordination stability during bimanual circle drawing?

Ecological Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Ringenbach, Shannon D ^a   Amazeen, Polemnia G ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 19944391617     PISSN: 10407413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326969eco1701_1     Document Type: Article

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