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Citation

Schmidt RC, Carello C, Turvey MT. J. Exp. Psychol. Hum. Percept. Perform. 1990; 16(2): 227-247.

Affiliation

Center for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action, University of Connecticut, Storrs 06269.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2142196

Abstract

By watching each other's lower oscillating leg, 2 seated Ss kept a common tempo and a particular phase relation of either 0 degrees (symmetric mode) or 180 degrees (alternate mode). This study investigated the differential stability of the 2 phase modes. In Experiment 1, in which Ss were instructed to remain in the initial phase mode, the alternate phase mode was found to be less stable as the frequency of oscillation increased. In addition, analysis of the nonsteady state cycles revealed evidence of a switching to the symmetric phase mode for the initial alternate phase mode trials. In Experiments 2 and 3, Ss were instructed to remain at a noninitial phase angle if it was found to be more comfortable. The transition observed between the 2 phase modes satisfies the criteria of a physical bifurcation--hysteresis, critical fluctuations, and divergence--and is consonant with previous findings on transitions in limb coordination within a person.


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