Experiments by Woodworth (1899) on the Speed-Accuracy Trade-Off Showed That

question 34

Multiple Choice

Experiments by Woodworth (1899) on the speed-accuracy trade-off showed that:

• A) up to a movement speed of about 120 to 140 per minute, there was a distinct advantage with eyes closed.
• B) below the speed of 120 per minute, participants under the eyes-open condition performed worse than participants with their eyes closed.
• C) at movement speeds of about 140 per minute and faster, there was little difference between eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions.
• D) for both slow and fast speeds, there was no difference between the eyes-open and eyes-closed conditions.

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