kinesthesiometer

noun

An instrument for measuring the degree of muscular sensation.

Scrabble 25

Meanings

nounkinesthesiometer (plural kinesthesiometers)

plural kinesthesiometers

  1. An instrument for measuring the degree of muscular sensation.

    The movements to be learned were performed with the aid of a kinesthesiometer.

    2014, Joseph Nuttin, Anthony G. Greenwald, Reward and Punishment in Human Learning, →ISBN, pages Reward and Punishment in Human Learning
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    For the purposes of this study, an arm-positioning task using a kinesthesiometer was used. Subjects practiced under either a constant or a varied practice schedule to learn a target skill of a 40 degree movement on the kinesthesiometer.

    2010, William H. Edwards, Motor Learning and Control: From Theory to Practice, →ISBN, page 501

    The level of kinesthetic differentiations was established for every individual by using device called kinesthesiometer which allows testing in aquatic environment

    2011, Zukow Walery, Skaliy Aleksander, Napierala Marek, State, prospects and development of rescue, physical culture and sports in the XXI century, →ISBN, page 63

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