Physical Education A-Level
Comparison
What Comparison means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Comparison
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Reference: AQA
Matching incoming sensory information with stored memories of previous experiences held in long-term memory.
Topics that use Comparison
- General information processing model, to include: (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Central executive
- Central processing and memory
- Decision making
- Extrinsic feedback
- Feedback
- Information overload
- Information processing
- Input
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