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Girandola, Robert N.; Henry, Franklin M. – Research Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Efficiency, Fatigue (Biology), Nonverbal Tests, Performance Factors
Wilson, Gary L.; And Others – Research Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Anatomy, Human Body, Motor Reactions, Neurology
Lynch, Robert L.; And Others – Research Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Exercise (Physiology), Heart Rate, Human Body
Johnson, Roger; Meeter, Duane – Research Quarterly, 1977
The purpose of this study is to compare by accepted statistical criteria the best and average scores as estimators of a subject's maximum performance. (JD)
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Individual Differences, Nonverbal Tests
Stamm, Carol Lee; Safrit, Margaret J. – Research Quarterly, 1977
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Motor Reactions, Nonverbal Tests, Objective Tests
Emes, Claudia – Research Quarterly, 1977
The wheelchair athlete does not have a particular advantage in arm work, but strength and endurance are evident in the specific task of propelling a wheelchair.
Descriptors: Athletes, Human Body, Muscular Strength, Nonverbal Tests
Sprague, Homer A. – Research Quarterly, 1976
Physical characteristics such as height, weight, and muscular development have less influence on quality of swimming performance than actual practice and hard work. (JD)
Descriptors: Athletes, Human Body, Nonverbal Tests, Performance Criteria
Wolfe, L. A.; And Others – Research Quarterly, 1976
Test results suggest that the influence of excess body fat on pulmonary function does not appear until a critical degree of obesity is attained. (JD)
Descriptors: Body Weight, Cardiovascular System, Exercise (Physiology), Heart Rate
Fisher, A. Garth; Ramey, John S. – Research Quarterly, 1977
Descriptors: Electromechanical Aids, Measurement Instruments, Measurement Techniques, Mechanical Equipment
Rodgers, Ken L.; And Others – Research Quarterly, 1976
Selected time components of the cardiac cycle were determined during breathing in air, breathing through a snorkel during face immersion, apnea in air, and apnea during face immersion. (PBS)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Heart Rate, Human Body, Investigations
Williams, L. R. T.; And Others – Research Quarterly, 1977
Comparison of performance between subjects who practice transcendental meditation and those who do not revealed that meditation does not improve fine motor skills although it has many other benefits. (JD)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Individual Testing, Learning Processes, Nonverbal Tests
Bailey, Jim H. – Research Quarterly, 1976
Descriptors: Lateral Dominance, Motor Development, Neurological Organization, Nonverbal Tests
Knapczyk, Dennis R.; Liemohn, Wendell P. – Research Quarterly, 1976
This study investigated the subtest items included in Cratty's body perception tests for children classified as educable mentally retarded or otherwise developmentally disabled. (JD)
Descriptors: Body Image, Handicapped Children, Human Body, Mental Retardation
Basler, Marilyn L.; And Others – Research Quarterly, 1976
Tests on a women's gymnastic team to explore correlation between arousal, anxiety, and performance, revealed limited relationships between performance and arousal/anxiety measures and indicated that gymnastic ability is the best correlate of gymnastic performance. (JD)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Criterion Referenced Tests, Experience, Females
Van Handel, Peter J.; And Others – Research Quarterly, 1976
A ten-week jogging program for middle-aged people can reduce heart rate during the performance of tasks other than running; it appears that tissue adaptations for uptake and use of oxygen may influence the cardiovascular response to exercise. (JD)
Descriptors: Blood Circulation, Cardiovascular System, Exercise (Physiology), Heart Rate
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