Whiting's model
What Whiting's model means in Physical Education A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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An information processing model in which the display is the starting point, existing before sensory organs detect information or selective attention filters it.
An information processing model in which the effector mechanism follows the translatory mechanism and precedes the muscular system.
Topics that use Whiting's model
- 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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