Does variability in human performance outweigh imprecision in response devices such as computer keyboards?

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 205-211

  Damian, Markus F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77952501199     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BRM.42.1.205     Document Type: Article

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