Scaling a motor skill through observation and practice

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 357-366

  Hayes, Spencer J ^a   Hodges, Nicola J ^b   Scott, Mark A ^a   Horn, Robert R ^c   Williams, A Mark ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Imitation; Kinematic information; Perception

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOWLING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMITATION; KINEMATICS; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATION; PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; OBSERVATION; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33747883777     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.38.5.357-366     Document Type: Article

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