Information Processing:Decision Making

Question 1

Define selective attention

Answer 1

The process of filtering out irrelevant information from the display

Question 2

What are strategies to develop selective attention

Answer 2

-high levels of experience
-learning to focus on the stimulus
-mental practice

Question 3

Describe the DCR process

Answer 3

1. Detection-performer picked up relevant information from the display using the senses and selective attention
2. Comparison-trying to match the information identified as relevant to information already stored in the long term memory

3.Recognition- the performer has used the information from the memory to identify an appropriate response

Question 4

What are the roles of the translatory mechanisms

Answer 4

-Helps to convert information so that decisions can be made

-information from the senses are filtered, then adapted into an image that can be sent to the memory for comparison

-uses past experiences so that information received can be linked and sent to the memory system

-actions are stored in the memory in the form of motor programmes and translatory mechanisms uses coded information to retrieve the appropriate motor programme.