Abstract
To investigate the differential effects of viewing four patterns of figure movement on the performance of a dynamic balance task, 48 male Ss watched a visual figure moving in a horizontal, vertical, circular clockwise, or circular counterclockwise pattern while performing on a Dynabalometer. A two-way analysis of variance showed there was a significant difference among the balance scores while performing the visual tasks. Scheffé tests indicated that the differences occurred between the vertical versus horizontal and between the vertical and counterclockwise conditions. Balance was best while viewing the vertical pattern, followed by the clockwise and horizontal patterns, and poorest with the counterclockwise pattern.
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