Perceptual and Motor Skills
Encyclopedia
Perceptual and Motor Skills is a bimonthly peer-reviewed
academic journal
established by Robert B. Ammons
and Carol H. Ammons in 1949. The journal covers research on perception
or motor skill
s. The journal is published by Ammons Scientific.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
academic journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
established by Robert B. Ammons
Robert B. Ammons
Robert Bruce Ammons was the founder, along with his wife Carol H. Ammons, of Psychological Reports and Perceptual and Motor Skills. He received his Ph.D...
and Carol H. Ammons in 1949. The journal covers research on perception
Perception
Perception is the process of attaining awareness or understanding of the environment by organizing and interpreting sensory information. All perception involves signals in the nervous system, which in turn result from physical stimulation of the sense organs...
or motor skill
Motor skill
A motor skill is a learned sequence of movements that combine to produce a smooth, efficient action in order to master a particular task. The development of motor skill occurs in the motor cortex, the region of the cerebral cortex that controls voluntary muscle groups.- Development of motor skills...
s. The journal is published by Ammons Scientific.