Does ease to block a ball affect perceived ball speed? Examination of alternative hypotheses

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1202-1214

  Witt, Jessica K ^a   Sugovic, Mila ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action specific perception; Affordances; Perceived speed; Perception action coupling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874449902     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026512     Document Type: Article

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