Physical Education A-Level
Arousal, attention and performance
What Arousal, attention and performance means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Arousal, attention and performance
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Optimal arousal and focused attention improve response time, while very high or very low arousal and distraction slow it.
Topics that use Arousal, attention and performance
- Efficiency of information processing to include: (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Accuracy, timing and consistency of response
- Anticipation
- Anticipation and cue detection
- Chaining
- Choice reaction time
- Cue detection
- Decision making
- Effector mechanism
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