Decision times and errors increase when classifying trunk postures near posture bin boundaries

Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 425-440

  Andrews, D M ^a   Holmes, A M ^a   Weir, P L ^a   Arnold, T A ^a   Callaghan, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Decision time; Posture classification errors; Posture matching; Trunk posture perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 85007793099     PISSN: 1463922X     EISSN: 1464536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14639220701652889     Document Type: Article

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