KINE 2P05 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cocktail Party, Visual Search

• School: Brock University
• Department: Physical Education and Kinesiology
• Course: KINE 2P05
• Professor: Allan Adkin

Document Summary

Focalization of information processing resources selective attention (in) ability to screen and process relevant information while screening irrelevant information. Limitation of information processing resources divided attention (in) ability to do several tasks at the same time. Process of diecting visual attention tomlocate revelant information in the environment (ie. choose among possible cues. Ho(cid:449) (cid:373)a(cid:374)y s(cid:374)apshots you (cid:272)a(cid:374) take of the e(cid:374)(cid:448)iro(cid:374)(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. When terrain is even and no specific foot placement is required. When foot placement is constrained by having subjects to step to specific locations: Subjects visually sample the environment for slightly over 30% of the travel time. Can be self-directed (ie. you decide what to attend to ) Can result from instructions given to you about how and where to direct our attention. Internal= focus on mechanics of body movement ( golf swing) External= focus on intended movement effect( golf swing but focusing on the object)