Acquisition of Effector-Specific and Effector-Independent Components of Sequencing Skill

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-44

  Berner, Michael P ^a   Hoffman, Joachim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effector proficiency; Effector specificity; Intermanual transfer; Sequence learning; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HAND; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; HAND GRIP; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOM ERROR; RESPONSE TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTOR SKILLS; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); REACTION TIME; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 59249087635     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2009.10125918     Document Type: Article

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