Visual Tracking and Entrainment to an Environmental Rhythm
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| Title: | Visual Tracking and Entrainment to an Environmental Rhythm |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Schmidt, R. C., Richardson, Michael J., Arsenault, Christine |
| Source: | Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. Aug 2007 33(4):860-870. |
| Availability: | American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org/publications |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2007 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Eye Movements, Visual Stimuli, Spatial Ability, Perceptual Motor Learning, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Educational Experiments, Role Perception, Object Manipulation, Research Design, Stimuli, Psychomotor Skills |
| ISSN: | 0096-1523 |
| Abstract: | This study investigated the role that visual tracking plays in coupling rhythmic limb movements to an environmental rhythm. Two experiments were conducted in which participants swung a hand-held pendulum while tracking an oscillating stimulus or while keeping their eyes fixed on a stationary location directly above an oscillating stimulus. It was expected that the participants' rhythmic movements would become entrained to the oscillating stimulus in both conditions but that visual tracking would strengthen this entrainment. Experiment 1 investigated the role of visual tracking in establishing unintentional entrainment. Experiment 2 investigated the role of visual tracking in intentional entrainment. As predicted, participants exhibited greater unintentional coordination and more stable intentional coordination when they tracked the stimulus. These findings highlight the importance of understanding the role of eye movements in environmental coordination. |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Entry Date: | 2007 |
| Access URL: | https://content.apa.org/journals/xhp/33/4/860 |
| Accession Number: | EJ772048 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This study investigated the role that visual tracking plays in coupling rhythmic limb movements to an environmental rhythm. Two experiments were conducted in which participants swung a hand-held pendulum while tracking an oscillating stimulus or while keeping their eyes fixed on a stationary location directly above an oscillating stimulus. It was expected that the participants' rhythmic movements would become entrained to the oscillating stimulus in both conditions but that visual tracking would strengthen this entrainment. Experiment 1 investigated the role of visual tracking in establishing unintentional entrainment. Experiment 2 investigated the role of visual tracking in intentional entrainment. As predicted, participants exhibited greater unintentional coordination and more stable intentional coordination when they tracked the stimulus. These findings highlight the importance of understanding the role of eye movements in environmental coordination. |
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| ISSN: | 0096-1523 |
