Effects of S-R and R-R Compatibility on Bimanual Movement Time
- 1 May 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology
- Vol. 25 (2), 247-252
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14640747308400344
Abstract
Bimanual asymmetrical movements are generally found to be slower than symmetrical movements but asymmetrical movement normally involves visual separation of targets which might account for the effect. By using a system in which the subject controls two cursors on an oscilloscope screen by moving two levers the S-R relationship on either hand can be reversed, thus providing an asymmetrical movement task without visual separation of targets. Movement times for five right-handed subjects were recorded on four unimanual and six bimanual conditions varying with respect to both S-R and R-R compatibility. In the unimanual conditions, the left hand was found to be as fast as the right when the opposite S-R relationship was used. In the bimanual tasks visual separation of targets was a relatively minor factor movement time being strongly influenced by S-R compatibility and to a lesser degree by R-R compatibility. The results suggest that compatibility, rather than being a property of a single central channel, differs, as between the two cerebral hemispheres.Keywords
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