Hierarchical Control and Skilled Typing: Evidence for Word-Level Control Over the Execution of Individual Keystrokes

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning Memory and Cognition

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1369-1380

  Crump, Matthew J C ^a   Logan, Gordon D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical processing; Motor control; Performance; Routine; Typing

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; LINGUISTICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; STUDENT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; READING; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 78249242415     PISSN: 02787393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020696     Document Type: Article

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