Human handedness in interactive situations: Negative perceptual frequency effects can be reversed!

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 507-513

  Schorer, Jörg ^a   Loffing, Florian ^b   Hagemann, Norbert ^b   Baker, Joseph ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

frequency dependence; Handedness; perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORT;

ADULT; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MOVEMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857275554     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2012.654811     Document Type: Article

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