Preferred Tempo in Performance of Repetitive Movements
- 1 April 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 40 (2) , 439-442
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1975.40.2.439
Abstract
Within- and between- S variability in performance of repetitive movements at a self-paced tempo was studied. Male and female Ss ( Ns = 75) performed 36 consecutive arm swings at an individually chosen tempo. Differences between Ss' selected tempos of performance were considerably greater than the amount of variation in Ss' motor response times, indicating that individuals have preferred tempos of voluntary movement which differ from those of other individuals. No sex differences were evidenced in either preferred tempo or consistency of performance.Keywords
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