Information Processing:Decision Making

Question 1

Define selective attention

Answer 1

The process of filtering out irrelevant information from the display

Question 2

What are strategies to develop selective attention

Answer 2

-high levels of experience
-learning to focus on the stimulus
-mental practice
-Motivation & Arousal Control

Question 3

Describe the DCR process

Answer 3

1. Detection-The performer picks up relevant information from the environment (display) using their senses (sight, hearing, touch, etc.) and selective attention to filter out irrelevant stimuli.
2. Comparison-The performer compares the information they have detected with previous experiences stored in their long-term memory.

3.Recognition- The performer recognises the situation and identifies an appropriate response based on their comparison with past experiences.

Question 4

What are the roles of the translatory mechanisms

Answer 4

-Helps to convert information so that decisions can be made

-information from the senses are filtered, then adapted into an image that can be sent to the memory for comparison

-uses past experiences so that information received can be linked and sent to the memory system

-actions are stored in the memory in the form of motor programmes and translatory mechanisms uses coded information to retrieve the appropriate motor programme.