Effects of Induced Drive on Hand Dynamometer Persistence
- 1 April 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 24 (2) , 561-562
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1967.24.2.561
Abstract
This study explored the effects of induced drive on both continuous and repetitive hand-dynamometer performance. Induced drive was either related or unrelated to the task. Persistence was measured as the ability to maintain or achieve criterion tension levels over a period of time. The presence of a motivating condition was deleterious to a continuous type of persistence task and beneficial to a repetitive type.Keywords
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