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1
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What are the time delays in information processing?

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Sensory organ function
Nerve conduction
Response of muscles
Central processing

2
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What is the delays in central processing?

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Decision making
Memory retrieval
Response selection and organisation.

3
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What does the abbreviation RT stand for?

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Reaction time

4
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What is response time?

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Response time = RT + Movement time

5
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What is reaction time defined by?

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Sensory mode:

Visual, audition and kinaesthetic

6
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What are the 3 contexts of reaction time?

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Simple, choice and discrimination

7
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What are the sport related variables of response time?

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No. Choices 
Inter-stimulus interval 
Stimuli probability 
Experience 
Presentation of order of stimuli
8
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What is the psychological refractory period?

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A single channel for information to travel

9
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When are there delays in the single channel (PRP)

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More than 1 stimulus

Multiple too close together

10
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What is simple reaction time?

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One stimulus

Decision= when to react

11
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What is choice reaction time?

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Several stimulus & response alternatives

Decisions= when, where and how to react.

12
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What is hicks law?

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There is a positive linear relationship between reaction time and the amount of information

13
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How can hicks law be used in a sporting situation?

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Increased amount of stimulus alternatives will increase the amount of time the opponent takes to react

14
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What are the 2 types of anticipation?

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Spatial- what?

Temporal- when?

15
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How do you anticipate the opponent?

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Learn their tendencies
Probabilities
Learn patterns
Avoid anticipation

16
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How do you stop the opponent being able to anticipate?

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Increase alternatives
Be unpredictable
Fake similar alternatives

17
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What are the individual factors of reaction time RT

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Practise 
Experience 
Muscle temperature 
Gender 
Heart rate 
Arousal levels
18
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What ages affected by reaction time?

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0-25 increases
25+ slow decrease
>60 rapid decrease