The Timing of Endpoints in Movement

Abstract

The issue of temporal control of motor behavior was investigated using a rhythmic tapping task. It was found that: (1) subjects are better able to tap before a beat than after a beat; (2) the variability of tapping depends on whether the subject is attempting to tap on, before, or after a beat; (3) the control of rhythmic tapping is relatively central; (4) the starting times of taps are more variable than the ending times. These results are interpreted in terms of a model by Wing (1980), and their significance for theories of timing is discussed. (Author)

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA108928

Entities

People

  • Michael I. Jordan

Organizations

  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • California
  • Contracts
  • Data Science
  • Errors
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Intellectual Property
  • Military Research
  • Reaction Time
  • Sequences
  • Standards
  • Statistics
  • Students
  • Training
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience