Effects of response sequence length on motor programming: A chronometric analysis

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 186-196

  Schröter, Hannes ^a   Leuthold, Hartmut ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lateralized readiness potential; Mental chronometry; Motor programming; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; TIME;

ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 41949106570     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2007.12.006     Document Type: Article

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