Physical Education A-Level
Link from perception to action
What Link from perception to action means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Link from perception to action
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The mechanism links perception to action and does not itself produce movement; it prepares the decision that the effector mechanism will execute.
Topics that use Link from perception to action
- 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
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