Describe the basic information processing model as it appears in box form.

Input, decision making and output sit in three boxes joined by arrows in that order. A feedback box follows output, with an arrow looping back to input.

What happens at the input stage?

The performer gathers information from the display using the senses. Sight, hearing, touch and balance all provide input.

What is the display in sport?

The display is everything in the sporting environment that the performer can sense. A footballer's display includes the ball, teammates, opponents and the crowd.

What is selective attention?

Selective attention is focusing on the relevant information in the display and ignoring what is irrelevant. A cricket batter focuses on the ball and ignores crowd noise.

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Paper 2

Overview

The input, decision making, output and feedback stages, the display and selective attention, short-term and long-term memory, and the model applied to a goalkeeper.

What you need to know

Answer each one before you reveal it.

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Key term

How do short-term and long-term memory work together in decision making?

Process

What is information processing in sport?

Process

Name the four stages of the basic information processing model, in order.

Questions from this subtopic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

1
What is information processing in sport?
Model answer
Information processing is how a performer takes in information, makes a decision and carries out a movement. The basic information processing model has four stages.
2
Name the four stages of the basic information processing model, in order.
Model answer
The four stages of information processing are input, decision making, output and feedback. Feedback links back to input to complete the loop.
3
Describe the basic information processing model as it appears in box form.
Model answer
Input, decision making and output sit in three boxes joined by arrows in that order. A feedback box follows output, with an arrow looping back to input.
4
What happens at the input stage?
Model answer
The performer gathers information from the display using the senses. Sight, hearing, touch and balance all provide input.
5
What is the display in sport?
Model answer
The display is everything in the sporting environment that the performer can sense. A footballer's display includes the ball, teammates, opponents and the crowd.
6
What is selective attention?
Model answer
Selective attention is focusing on the relevant information in the display and ignoring what is irrelevant. A cricket batter focuses on the ball and ignores crowd noise.

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