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Journal of Motor Behavior Volume 41, 2009 - Issue 6
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Violations of Fitts’ Law in a Ballistic Task

Grzegorz Juras Department of Motor Behavior, the Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland
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Kajetan Slomka Department of Motor Behavior, the Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland
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Mark Latash Department of Kinesiology, the Pennsylvania State University, State College
Pages 525-528 | Received 30 Dec 2008, Accepted 07 May 2009, Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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