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ArticleExperimental brain research2023

A violation of Fitts' Law occurs when a target range is presented before and during movement.

Quinn Malone, Chris J McNeil, Steven R Passmore, Cheryl M Glazebrook, Brian H Dalton

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Article in Experimental brain research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Quinn MaloneSchool of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia: Okanagan, ART360 (Arts Building), 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada. maloneq@student.ubc.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7864-6843
Chris J McNeilSchool of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia: Okanagan, ART360 (Arts Building), 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3681-4404
Steven R PassmoreFaculty of Kinesiology and Recreation, University of Manitoba, Room 102 Frank Kennedy Centre, 420 University Crescent, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9506-1687
Cheryl M GlazebrookFaculty of Kinesiology and Recreation, University of Manitoba, Room 102 Frank Kennedy Centre, 420 University Crescent, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5908-4542
Brian H DaltonSchool of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia: Okanagan, ART360 (Arts Building), 1147 Research Road, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6273-215X

Funding

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 2017-06632Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 5018423-2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

According to Fitts' Law, the time to reach a target (movement time, MT) increases with distance. A violation of Fitts' Law occurs when target positions are outlined before and during movement, as MTs are not different when reaching to the farthest and penultimate targets. One hypothesis posits that performers cognitively process the edges of a target array before the center, allowing for corrective movements to be completed more quickly when moving to edge targets compared to middle targets. The objective of this study was to test this hypothesis by displaying a target range rather than outlines of individual targets in an effort to identify the effects of array edges. Using a touch-screen laptop, participants (N = 24) were asked to reach to one of three targets which would appear within a presented range. Separately, targets were also presented without a range to determine if the display protocol could evoke Fitts' Law. Movements were assessed with the touch screen and optical position measurement. A main effect was found for relative position within a range (touch: F

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