Kinesiology 1080A/B Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Binary Logarithm, Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex, Stroop Effect

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Kinesiology 1080b: topic #6 information processing: 3-stage approach. Like a computer, brain processes information in 3 discrete stages: stimulus identification, response selection. Must be complete done before response selection. Prosopagnosia lost the ability to recognize faces: training for pattern recognition can enhance game day or on field decisions and performance patterns on the field. Peyton manning studying game film may help him recognize. 3 groups of chess players: novice, some experience, chess masters. 2 conditions: random positions, real possible game positions. Fast presentation of the board with the pieces. Results of real possible game situation: chess masters reached sealing level of performance after 4 trials (100% accuracy) Intermediate group reached sealing level of performance after 7 trials: novice group never reached sealing level of performance. Results of random situation: novice group actually outperformed chess masters after 5 trials. Chess masters strong memory ability is specific to chess, not in general.