Information Processing Flashcards
1
Q
What are the different senses?
A
Sight
Auditory sense
Touch
Balance
Kinethesis
2
Q
What is the display?
A
Information picked up from the display using the senses
3
Q
Which senses are external?
A
Sight
Hearing
4
Q
Which senses are internal?
A
Touch
Balance
Kinethesis
5
Q
What is selective attention?
A
A filtering process that identifies the information needed by the performer and disregards the less important parts
6
Q
Why is selective attention important?
A
- Allows the performer to focus on relevant cues
- Prevents info overload
- Faster decision making
7
Q
What is selective attention improved by?
A
- Training with distractions
- Focusing
- Motivation
- Making stimulus intense
- Training to the stimulus
- Mental practice
8
Q
Why is selective attention important to the performer?
A
- Filters relevant from the irrelevant
- Highlights weaknesses
- Improves reaction time
- Speeds up decision making
- Prevents memory overload
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