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Motor learning Ch. 2
Processing Information & making decesions
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Health Care
Undergraduate 3
09/09/2008

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Term
Info processing approach (computer)
Definition

Input

Info processing

Response

output

Term
3 stages of info processing
Definition

1.Stimulu Id

2.response selection

3.response programming

Term
Rxn Time
Definition
Amount of time from presenting of a stimulous to begining of a response
Term
factors that influence rxn tme
Definition

Number of stimuli

choice rt

practice

response compatibility

response incompatibility(color word test)

Term
simple rxn time
Definition
shortest, quickest, one response
Term
choice rxn time
Definition
one of several stimuli, and of several responses
Term
Hicks law
Definition

The more choices you have the slower your rxn time will be.

Predictible also

Term
Decesion making, skilled
Definition

Anticipate better

predict earlier

diff. cues

Quicker choice rxn time

Term
Spatial anticipation
Definition
Ability to anticipate performance movement
Term
Temporal anticipation
Definition
Ability to predict the time course of an event
Term
anxiety
Definition
a persons interpretation of a particular situation, perception of threat
Term
arousal
Definition
lvel of excitement in a persons cns
Term
Trait anxiety
Definition
The general disposition to perceive situations as threatening
Term
high trait
Definition
person feels some level of thrreat in most situations
Term
low trait
Definition
person rarely finds situations threatening
Term
cue utilization and low arousal
Definition

Attentional focus widenes

much info is picked up

Term
cue utilization and high arousal
Definition
attentional focus narrows, most relevant cues picked up, performance improves up to a point
Term
parellel processing
Definition
2 or more stimuli processed at the same time
Term
stroop effect
Definition
process stimuli in parellel during the stimulus id stage slows processing
Term
controlled processing
Definition
new task and learning it one at a time
Term
automatic processing
Definition
tying shoes
Term
Memory systems
Definition

Short term sensory store- through senses, very short, limited processing, little attentional processing

Short term memory-working memory, ~7 items, have to rehearse it

long term memory-aways there unlimited capacity

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