Physical Education GCSE
Selective attention
What Selective attention means in Physical Education GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Selective attention
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Reference: OCR
Deliberately focusing on the most relevant cue and ignoring distractions.
Topics that use Selective attention
- Sports psychology - Mental preparation (OCR GCSE)
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