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Waddell, Morgan L.; Amazeen, Eric L. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2020
Purpose: The current study investigated the effect of attention on heaviness perception and its physiological and kinematic contributions. Method: Participants lifted objects that varied in mass and volume while their muscle activity and movement were recorded. Participants were instructed to pay attention to their arm (internal) or the object…
Descriptors: Kinesthetic Perception, Athletics, Scientific Concepts, Human Body
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Rothenberg-Cunningham, Alek; Newell, Karl M. – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2015
Purpose: This study investigated perception and action coupling as reflected in a mapping between time-to-contact (TTC) and time-to-peak-velocity (TPV) for children and youths aged 7 to 8, 11 to 12, and 15 to 16 years old and adults aged 19 to 20 years old performing a task that allowed the participants to self-select the interception position in…
Descriptors: Young Children, Early Adolescents, Adolescents, Young Adults
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Stodden, David; Langendorfer, Stephen; Roberton, Mary Ann – Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 2009
We examined the relationship between competence in three fundamental motor skills (throwing, kicking, and jumping) and six measures of health-related physical fitness in young adults (ages 18-25). We assessed motor skill competence using product scores of maximum kicking and throwing speed and maximum jumping distance. A factor analysis indicated…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Physical Fitness, Young Adults, Factor Analysis