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Postural steadiness under conditions of muscular tension and fatigue

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  1. Springfield College, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

    Harold G. Seashore & Grant Koch

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Recommended by Dr. B. F. Skinner, June 13, 1938.

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Seashore, H.G., Koch, G. Postural steadiness under conditions of muscular tension and fatigue. Psychol Rec 2, 319–332 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03393220

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