Balance Performance under Varied Conditions of Sensory Cues

1982 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 951-954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Shick
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Visual Feedback ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Sensory Cues ◽  
Balance Performance ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
Balance Task ◽  
Partial Feedback ◽  
School Girls

43 junior-high-school girls performed three trials on a dynabilometer on each of seven days. After learning the balance task with all sensory cues available, subjects were tested under three conditions of partial feedback occlusion, i.e., with earphones, blindfold, and combination of earphone and blindfold. When visual feedback was absent, performance deteriorated significantly. Such deterioration did not occur when hearing was occluded.

Balance Performance as Related to Task Stress under Varied Conditions of Sensory Cues

1977 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 271-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Shick ◽  
Lela June Stoner
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Visual Cues ◽  
Sensory Cues ◽  
Balance Performance ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
Balance Task ◽  
Partial Feedback ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Different Response

27 junior high school girls performed three trials on a dynabilometer on each of 7 days. Subjects learned the balance task with all sensory cues available but were tested under three conditions of partial feedback occlusion, i.e., with blindfold, earphone, and combination of blindfold and earphone. On six days heart rate was monitored. Although the tasks were “stressful” based on heart rate, the various conditions did not invoke significantly different response. However, significant differences in balance performance were related to the conditions. Best performance resulted when both auditory and visual cues were withheld, while the worst performance occurred when subjects wore either the blindfold or the earphones.

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