An event-related visual occlusion method for examining anticipatory skill in natural interceptive tasks

Behavior Research Methods

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 556-562

  Mann, David L ^a,b   Abernethy, Bruce ^c,d   Farrow, Damian ^b   Davis, Mark ^b   Spratford, Wayne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; STATISTICS; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; VISION;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR SKILLS; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77955896424     PISSN: 1554351X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BRM.42.2.556     Document Type: Article

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