Avoidant instructions induce ironic and overcompensatory movement errors differently between and within individuals

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1671-1682

  Russell, Christopher ^a   Grealy, Madeleine A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avoidant instruction; Individual differences; Ironic; Movement control; Overcompensatory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BIOMECHANICS; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956690375     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210903572022     Document Type: Article

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