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Adams (1955) found that watching the rotary pursuit affected subsequent performance. Since this finding disagrees with reports by Melton (1947), Ammons (1951), and Duncan (1957), the present experiment set out to test Adams' watching procedure for reliability and generality. Each of 198 Ss tracked the rotary pursuit for 5 min. with the right hand, next received one of 11 different treatments consisting of various durations of watching, resting, or both, and finally resumed tracking for another 5 min., using the left hand. After statistical adjustment of left-hand scores to the expected post-rest level, the results showed a decremental effect, supporting Adams, and indicated that the effect was functionally related to various durations of watching and resting.

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The Visual Response Component of Rotary Pursuit Tracking

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