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There aren’t any information in this study about if there were any touch typists. This would be an interesting variable to test for.

• squigz 2y ago
  The typewriting participants were explicitly not touch typing - they were instructed to... type with a single index finger... > participants were instructed to either (a) write in cursive with their right hand the presented word with a digital pen directly on the screen, or (b) type the presented word using the right index finger on the keyboard.
  • _flux 2y ago
    still people who are touch typists are able to find the characters faster on the keyboard than others. this message is written that way to test that out, in parts where it was possible. however, in my case the blank keycaps did make the task a bit more difficult. i would write faster in cursive, and it might feel less effort. also the reason was outlined: > Allowing the use of (the fingers of) both hands would cause many unforeseen effects on the brain, which would make it hard to interpret the results. btw, this post was quite frustrating to write.
  • droningparrot 2y ago
    That might not be enough without any assessment of the subject's typing skill. Touch typists have effectively memorized the keyboard layout and would need less effort to find the key to type, even if limited to one finger at a time
  • JumpCrisscross 2y ago
    > The typewriting participants were explicitly not touch typing - they were instructed to... type with a single index finger... Looks like this did this because "allowing the use of (the fingers of) both hands would cause many unforeseen effects on the brain, which would make it hard to interpret the results," since handwriting is done with one hemisphere. Still weird.