The Psychological Record

, Volume 38, Issue 2, pp 253–257 | Cite as

Age Change in Kinesthetic Aftereffect in Young Adults

  • A. Harvey Baker
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Abstract

Prior research indicated that young adults show larger kinesthetic aftereffect than do the elderly. The present study explored whether, within a young adult sample, kinesthetic aftereffects vary with age. A significant correlation was observed between kinesthetic aftereffect scores and age for both males and females: Larger aftereffects were observed with increase in age. This finding confirms informal observations reported by Koehler and Dinnerstein (1947), the pioneer researchers into kinesthetic aftereffects.

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© Association of Behavior Analysis International 1988

Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Harvey Baker
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  1. 1.Department of Psychology, Queens CollegeQueens College of the City University of New YorkFlushingUSA

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