Skill Acqusition (memory) Flashcards
How many pieces of information can the short-term sensory store hold?
Unlimited
How long can the short-term sensory store hold information for?
1 second
What does the short-term sensory store recieve?
Stimuli from the environment
What process takes place in the short-term sensory store?
Selective attention
What is selective attention?
Blocking out irrelevant information and focusing on relevant information
What is the benefit of selective attention?
It speeds up decision making and prevents information overload
Give 3 ways a coach can improve selective attention…
DCR stands for…
Detection, comparison, recognition
How much information can the short-term memory hold?
5-9 pieces
How long can the short-term memory hold information for?
Up to 30 seconds
The short-term memory is also known as…
The working memory
What does the short-term memory receive from the STSS?
Relevant information from the short-term sensory store
Which process takes place in the short-term memory?
Decision making
What does decision making mean?
Choosing a relevant motor programmes
What does the short-term memory receive from the long-term memory?
Relevant motor programmes
What does the short-term memory do with motor programmes
Initiates them
What does initiating a motor programme mean?
Sending nerve impulses to the relevant muscles
How much information can the long-term memory hold?
Unlimited
How long can the long-term memory hold information from
An unlimited amount of time
What 2 things does the long-term memory store?
Where does the long-term memory send motor programmes?
Back to the short-term memory
Give 3 ways that the retention of newly learnt information can be improved.
What can positive reinforcement help to strengthen?
The SR bond
What are the 3 stages of Welford’s Model?
Input, decision making, output
What process takes place in the input stage of the Welford’s Model?
DCR
What are the 3 central mechanisms of Whiting’s Model of Information Processing?
Perceptual mechanism, translatory mechanism, effector mechanism
Which key process occurs in the perceptual mechanism?
Selective attention
Which key process takes place in the translatory mechanism?
Decision making
Which key process takes place in the effector mechanism?
Initiation of motor programmes
