Factors influencing children's performances of a steady-state bimanual coordination task

Dawn A. Lantero; Shannon Ringenbach

doi:10.1080/02701367.2009.10599554

Factors influencing children's performances of a steady-state bimanual coordination task

Dawn A. Lantero, Shannon Ringenbach

Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of (CLAS)

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Abstract

Children ages 4, 6, and 8 years and adults performed self-selected, continuous, unimanual and bimanual coordination tasks for 30 s. The length of time performing the task was investigated as a potential control parameter. As hypothesized, all groups spent less time in antiphase than in in-phase coordination as the trial continued. These results were interpreted as evidence that the length of time performing a task is a control parameter embedded in any task. The importance of studying control parameters in various developing systems is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	205-212
Number of pages	8
Journal	Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Volume	80
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02701367.2009.10599554
State	Published - Jun 2009

Keywords

Circle drawing
Continuous
Stability

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Nephrology

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