Moving farther but faster - An exception to Fitts's law

Psychological Science

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 794-798

  Adam, Jos J ^a   Mol, Robin ^a   Pratt, Jay ^b   Fischer, Martin H ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33748688225     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01784.x     Document Type: Article

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