A study of the relationship between depth perception of moving objects and sports skill

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Frances Ann Tomlin (Creator)
Institution
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Advisor
Rosemary McGee

Abstract: The purposes of this study were (1) to develop a standardized measure of depth perception of moving objects, (2) to determine the relationship between depth perception of moving objects and sports skill, (3) to re-explore the relationship between depth perception of stationary objects and sports skill, and (4) to compare the relative effectiveness of the two methods of measuring depth perception in relating this quality to sports skill. Subjects were 36 undergraduate physical education majors at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Two depth perception instruments were used at distances of 10 feet and 20 feet. One was the Howard-Dolman Apparatus, a traditional measure of depth perception, and the other was an adaption of the Howard-Dolman Apparatus constructed as a new measure of the depth perception of moving objects. The skills tests were the Lockhart-McPherson Badminton Wall Volley Test, the Scott-French Softball Repeated Throws Test, and the Scott-French Revision of the Dyer Wallboard Test.

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Language: English
Date: 1966

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