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PSYCHOMETRIC DIFFERENCES IN MOTOR FUNCTIONING
| Title: | PSYCHOMETRIC DIFFERENCES IN MOTOR FUNCTIONING. |
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| Name(s): |
McWaters, Ashley, Author Fouty, Ed, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2013 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Clinical experience has shown that patients performing the Grooved Pegboard Test have difficulty maintaining the manualized right-to-left placement strategy with their left hand. This study sought to investigate possible differences in placement time on the Grooved Pegboard task between participants using the standardized left hand approach and a reversed manualized left hand placement strategy (i.e., left-to-right). The participants included 63 male and female undergraduate volunteers between the ages of 18 and 25 years. All participants had no history of neurologic disease/trauma, or conditions that would affect motor functioning of the right and left upper extremities. Data were analyzed using a 3-way mixed-design ANOVA. Results revealed a significant main effects for gender (F(1, 59) = 5.215, p = .026) and handedness (F(1, 59) = 6.362, p = .014). Of primary interest was the main effect for placement direction, which was not significant, F(1, 59) = .120, p = .731. No significant interaction was observed (all p > .40). Recommendations for the use of this test in applied neuropsychological settings are offered. | |
| Identifier: | CFH0004510 (IID), ucf:45172 (fedora) | |
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2013-12-01 B.S. Sciences, Dept. of Psychology Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): |
Grooved Pegboard Test fine motor speed and dexterity neuropsychological assessments |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004510 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
