Physical Education A-Level
Initial conditions
What Initial conditions means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Initial conditions
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Information about the environment and the performer's body position before the movement begins, including proprioceptive feedback about posture and visual information about the location of opponents or targets.
Topics that use Initial conditions
- Efficiency of information processing to include: (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Accuracy, timing and consistency of response
- Anticipation
- Anticipation and cue detection
- Arousal, attention and performance
- Chaining
- Choice reaction time
- Cue detection
- Decision making
Using Initial conditions in the exam
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