Paper 2

Question 1

State the four stages of the

information processing model (1 mark).

Answer 1

Input, Decision Making, Output, Feedback.

Question 2

Describe the Input of the

IPM? (3 marks)

Answer 2

In the Input stage, you use your senses and surroundings to have an initial idea of what you need to do. Then use selective attention to focus on the specific action you want to take.

Question 3

Describe the Decision Making stage of the

IPM? (3 marks)

Answer 3

In the Decision Making stage you use the skill chosen and use your memory to recall what you should do. Usually this comes from training. You use your short term memory to recall any actions you took before when doing this skill. Then your long term memory will get realeased so then you can futher remember what you should do and often go with the long term memory as it’ll be more successful.

Question 4

Describe the Output stage of the

IPM? (3 marks)

Answer 4

In the Output stage you will actually perform the skill. You will perform it when you get an impulse to as usually it is a gut feeling to perform it in that moment. Then depending of the response you decide what to do next.

Question 5

Describe the Feedback stage of the

IPM? (3 marks)

Answer 5

Feedback can either be extrinsic or intrinsic. Extrinsic- crowd, someone telling you that you performed well. Intrinsic- Feeling as though you performed well, being proud. You can then adapt the skill to be even more sucessful through listening to the feedback you are given (Extrinsic). You can use Kineasthetic learning to draw or visulise or try the skill at training with the adapments you were told to make.