schema theory

Question 1

What is a schema ?

Answer 1

All of the information needed to make a movement decision.
Stored in the LTM

Question 2

What is initial conditions section ?

Answer 2

• Refers to information from the sporting environment that must be recognised before the schemas used
• This may be looking at the position on court, placing of limbs and opposition position
• This can be summed up as the ‘what am I ?’

Question 3

What is the response specifications ?

Answer 3

• environment is used to assess the options available
• Start to think ‘Who is the nearest player?’ ‘What type of pass is the best one?’
• This can be summed up as ‘what do I need to do’

Question 4

What are the first two parts of the schema called ?

Answer 4

• The recall schema
• responsible for initiaing the movement and happens before the action has happened

Question 5

What are the sensory consequences ?

Answer 5

• the use of senses to help guide the movement
• the grip on the netball
• the strength on the pass based on the feel
• e.g for a longer pass there needs to be a firmer grip on the ball and the arm strength would be stronger

Question 6

What is the response outcome ?

Answer 6

• schema and motor programme can be updated by the knowledge of results
• if the pass has been successful the schema has been successful
• if the pass isn’t successful, adjustments need to be made

Question 7

What are the 3rd and 4th steps of the schema called ?

Answer 7

• recognition schema

Question 8

What is the order the schema goes into ?

Answer 8

1. Intial condiiton
2. response speciifcations
3. sensory consequences
4. response outcome