... information and quickly produce a response. Things such as good reaction times and experience playing a certain sport would alter how quickly the information is processed and responded to and this comes in as a major factor when playing sport or learning new skills. There are two types of different processing models that we can use to help illustrate the information. Whitings (1969) model and Welfords (1976) information processing model. Whitings Model: Input data from environment Perceptual mechanisms Translatory mechanisms Effector mechanisms Output Data Input data: The information coming from the environment the performer is in. Perceptual mechanisms: Records the information as it arrives, an example of this would be the retina in the eye capturing an image of a football. Translatory mechanisms: Makes sense of information coming in a decides whether it's relevant or not then once the information is has been organised the decision is made. Effector mechanisms: This performs the certain movement needed and the brain, nervous system and muscles ...

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