Physical Education A-Level
Visuo-spatial sketchpad
What Visuo-spatial sketchpad means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Visuo-spatial sketchpad
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Holds visual and spatial information, such as a mental image of a route.
Topics that use Visuo-spatial sketchpad
- General information processing model, to include: (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Central executive
- Central processing and memory
- Decision making
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- Feedback
- Information overload
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