highly significantP <10 −7
Statistical analysis carried out on the timing errors, pooled over all subjects after averaging over all repetitions of each condition (four-way ANOVA, 3 [viewing distance] x 5 [ball descent duration] x 2 [figure type] x 6 [character type]), showed highly significant effects of character type ( F 5,1168 = 113.188, P <10 −7 ) and figure type ( static versus dynamic , F 1,1168 = 25.180, P <10 −6 ), less significant effects of viewing distance ( F 2,1168 = 3.602, P <0.05) and of the interaction between character type and figure type ( F 5,1168 = 2.569, P <0.05).