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Sequences in the discrete sequence production task are represented in a hand-based frame of reference
Groen, Eddy C. (2010) Sequences in the discrete sequence production task are represented in a hand-based frame of reference.
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Abstract: | How come we are able to adapt to changes in our environment so well when performing tasks with both our hands? Twenty-four right-handed participants practiced 2 bimanual discrete sequence production (DSP) sequences with both hands placed adjacently. In 2 test phases (little vs. extensive practice), the right forearm was moved 90° outward. Performance was slowed (p < .01) and the hands did not differ in the amount of slowing, nor was this effect different after extensive practice (Fs < 1). It suggests that we use hand-based frames of reference that readjust by slowing all components of a sequence. Chunks containing keypresses by both hands and an equal slowing for both hands suggest that these frames may also overlap. |
Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
Subject: | 77 psychology |
Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/59871 |
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