Gender-specific movement strategies using a computer-pointing task

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 431-137

  Rohr, Linda E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Movement strategies; Pointing task; Speed accuracy tradeoff

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL BIAS; KINEMATICS; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; RESPONSE TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 33751018881     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JMBR.38.6.431-137     Document Type: Article

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