Physical Education A-Level
Input stage
What Input stage means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Input stage
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The stage of the general information processing model at which the senses detect stimuli and selective attention decides which stimuli are passed on for further processing.
Topics that use Input stage
- 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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