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Direct linkZhu, Qin; Bingham, Geoffrey P. – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 2008
G. P. Bingham, R. C. Schmidt, and L. D. Rosenblum (1989) found that, by hefting objects of different sizes and weights, people could choose the optimal weight in each size for throwing to a maximum distance. In Experiment 1, the authors replicated this result. G. P. Bingham et al. hypothesized that hefting is a smart mechanism that allows objects…
Descriptors: Tactual Perception, Scientific Concepts, Physical Activities, Perceptual Motor Learning
