Infomation processing

Question 1

What is information processing

Answer 1

Process of taking account of the sporting environment and making decisions prior to the execution of the skill

Question 2

What is the input stage

Answer 2

Performer picks up all the info from the display

Question 3

What’s the display

Answer 3

everything that can be processed by the performer

Question 4

What are the 5 senses used to collect information

Answer 4

Sight, Auditory, touch, balance, kinesthetics

Question 5

What happens in the decision making stage

Answer 5

• makes a decision based on all the available info collected by the senses
• uses memory and selective attention
• use of perception

Question 6

Selective attention

Answer 6

Filtering process that separates relevant info from non relevant info

Question 7

Where does selective attention receive its info from

Answer 7

Short term sensory store and passes it to short term memory

Question 8

Why is selective attention important

Answer 8

• helps keep info in stm for longer
• prevent information overload

Question 9

How to improve short term memory

Answer 9

• increase intensity of the stimulus
• increase time to react
• analysis of strength and weaknesses
• increase fitness levels
• practice with distractions
• mental rehearsal
• make stimuli unique
• optimal arousal levels

Question 10

Whitings model

Answer 10

• input from display
• receptor systems
• perceptual mechanisms
• translatory mechanisms
• effector mechanism
• muscular system
• output data
• feedback data

Question 11

perceptual mechanism

Answer 11

process of coding and interpreting sensory information

Question 12

what happens in the perceptual mechanism

Answer 12

1. detection of stimuli
2. comparison to memory stores
3. recognition of stimuli

Question 13

detection

Answer 13

performer has picked up the relevant information and identified what is important

Question 14

comparison

Answer 14

trying to match info identified as important to info already in performers memory

Question 15

recognition

Answer 15

performer has used the info from the memory to identify an appropriate response

Question 16

translatory mechanism

Answer 16

• converts information so decisions can be made
• uses past experiences to link information and sends it to memory system
• actions stored in memory become motor programmed

Question 17

effector mechanism

Answer 17

network of nerves that are responsible for delivering decisions made during the perceptual process to the muscles

Question 18

how does the effector mechanism receive information

Answer 18

in the form of coded impulses and once the impulse is received the muscles contract and response can begin

Question 19

feedback

Answer 19

info used during or before the response to aid movement correction

Question 21

Bradley and hitch working memory model

Answer 21

• display
• phonological loop
• central executive
• episodic buffer
• visuospatial sketchpad
• long term memory

Question 22

central executive

Answer 22

overall control of the working memory
identifies which info needs to be sent to each one of its subgroups

Question 23

phonological loop

Answer 23

works with auditory info from the senses and helps produce a memory trace

Question 24

visuospatial sketchpad

Answer 24

• concerns visual and spatial info and temporarily stores this information
• helps process info about the feel of a movement

Question 25

episodic buffer

Answer 25

• coordinates work of phonological loop and visuospatial sketchpad into sequences to be sent to the long term memory
• starting point for the initiation of motor programmes

Question 26

working memory