The effects of contextual relevance and ownership on a reaching and placing task

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-42

  Holubar, Michelle N ^a   Rice, Martin S ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^b McDonald Physical Therapy and Sports Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual relevancy; Motor control; Occupational therapy; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KITCHEN; LABORATORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33644818444     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00538.x     Document Type: Article

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