Speed-accuracy trade-off in skilled typewriting: Decomposing the contributions of hierarchical control loops

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 678-699

  Yamaguchi, Motonori ^a   Crump, Matthew J C ^b   Logan, Gordon D ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Action sequence; Hierarchical processing; Motor control; Skilled performance; Speed accuracy trade off

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WRITING;

ADULT; ATTENTION; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WRITING;

EID: 84881116315     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030512     Document Type: Article

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