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Document Type
Research
Abstract
In any survey of the fundamental capacities of motor control the factor of speed of simple movement is obvious as one of the basic essentials which underlie all the developed complexities of movement. This fundamental capacity for speed in a simple repeated movement we call motility, and the motion selected is an easy movement of the forearm in which the finger taps a telegraph key. This type of movement is selected because it is one of the most rapid of the voluntary movements; it is clearly developed, is very simple, and requires no learning. It is assumed that the ability shown in this movement is, in general, indicative of corresponding ability in other parts of the body.
Publication Date
1920
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
27
Issue
1
First Page
238
Last Page
239
Copyright
©1920 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Ream, Merrill J.
(1920)
"A Standardized Measure of Motility,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 27(1), 238-239.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol27/iss1/49