Proprioception
What Proprioception means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Proprioception
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Reference: AQA
The sense of joint position and movement, which together with vision, touch, hearing and balance provides intrinsic feedback.
A source from which knowledge of performance can come, alongside a coach, video replay or a mirror.
An internal source of input that detects limb position.
The subconscious ability to sense joint position, movement, and tension, mediated by mechanoreceptors.
Topics that use Proprioception
- General information processing model, to include: (AQA A-Level)
- Injury prevention and the rehabilitation of injury (AQA A-Level)
- Use of guidance and feedback (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Extrinsic feedback
- Information overload
- Intrinsic feedback
- Knowledge of results
- Achilles tendonitis
- Acute injury
- Central executive
- Central processing and memory
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