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ERIC Number: EJ422022
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7642
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Invitation to the Dance: Explaining the Variance When Control Systems Interact.
Bourbon, W. Thomas
American Behavioral Scientist, v34 n1 p95-105 Sep-Oct 1990
Uses a behavior model from control systems theory to analyze how we coordinate our own and each other's physical movements. Tests one person controlling a cursor with one handle or two, and two people controlling a cursor with two handles. Shows that control theory accurately predicts the results. (CH)
Descriptors: Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Coordination, Correlation, Intention, Motor Reactions, Physiology, Psychological Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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