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Abstract
The present study examines Fitts’ Law for complex interpersonal interactions. Experiment 1 required two actors to throw softballs into a plastic box, which was placed in the middle between them. The orthogonal combination of three throwing distances (100, 150, and 200 cm) and three box sizes (25, 37.5, and 55 cm) resulted in nine different indices of difficulty (ID), ranging from 1.2 to 3.4. Experiment 2 demanded two actors to pass a basketball through a target rectangle on the floor. The orthogonal combination of three passing distances (100, 150, and 200 cm) and three target sizes (25, 50, and 75 cm) resulted in nine different IDs, ranging from 1.4 to 4.0. For both experiments, correlation analyses revealed that movement times (MT) increased linearly with higher IDs, whereas performance errors (PE) increased exponentially. According to these results, complex interactions in sport may be described by Fitts’ Law.
Original language | German |
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Title of host publication | Beiträge zur 54. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen |
Number of pages | 1 |
Publisher | Pabst Science Publishers |
Publication date | 04.04.2012 |
Pages | 68 |
Publication status | Published - 04.04.2012 |
Event | Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TEAP) - Mannheim, Germany Duration: 01.04.2012 → 04.04.2012 Conference number: 54 |
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Das Fitts’sche Gesetz in der Partnerinteraktion – Emergente Koordinationsmuster und systematische Interaktionseffekte beim Lösen kooperativer Aufgaben
01.10.10 → 30.06.14
Project: Funded by internal resources