Changes in the structure of children's isometric force variability with practice

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 319-333

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

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Force control; Information processing; Practice; Sensorimotor system noise; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENTROPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; ENTROPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MOTOR SKILLS; NOISE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 3242878020     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2004.04.003     Document Type: Article

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