Transcript Information processing

Information
processing
Whiting’s Model
Key points
Display – the surroundings or environment.
 Stimuli – the aspect of the display which the
player is attending to.
 Sensory & receptor system – the part of the
CNS which passes information from the sense
organs to the brain.
 Perceptual mechanism – the process by which
the interpretation of stimuli takes place.
 Decision & translatory mechanism – the
process which deals with receiving the
interpretation of the input & using the
memory of previous similar situations to
decide upon a response.
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 Effector
mechanism – on the basis of the
decision made, a motor plan or programme
is constructed which informs the muscles
of the movement requirements.
 Muscular system – the nerves & muscles
which are involved in the particular
movement.
 Response – the movement which results
from the whole information – processing
sequence.
 Intrinsic feedback – information about the
movement provided by proprioception.
 Extrinsic feedback – information about the
outcome of the response.
Task
 Draw
and explain Whiting’s
processing model.
 As well as being able to explain them
using a practical example.
Task
The information – processing theory sheds light on
the actual processes that take place during the
learning of motor skills. Whiting’s model is a wellknown illustration of the information theory.
a)
Input data comes from the display. What is meant
by the term display? (1)
b)
Identify the 3 main receptor systems used by
performer in a named motor skill. (3)
c)
Explain why kinaesthetic feedback is so important
to gymnasts. (6)
2. Outline Whiting’s model of information processing
and explain how the perceptual mechanism can
affect the performance of physical activities (6)
1.