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Adalbjornsson, Carola F.; Fischman, Mark G.; Rudisill, Mary E. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2008
The end-state comfort effect has been observed in recent studies of grip selection in adults. The present study investigated whether young children also exhibit sensitivity to end-state comfort. The task was to pick up an overturned cup from a table, turn the cup right side up, and pour water into it. Two age groups (N = 20 per group) were…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis
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Lobjois, Regis; Benguigui, Nicolas; Bertsch, Jean – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2005
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether playing a specific ball sport, such as tennis, could maintain the coincidence-timing (CT) performance of older adults at a similar level to that of younger ones. To address this question, tennis players and nonplayers of three different age ranges (ages 20-30, 60-70, and 70-80 years)…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Racquet Sports, Older Adults, Young Adults