Kinesiology 1080A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Frontal Lobe, Binary Logarithm, Mental Chronometry

• School: Western University
• Department: Kinesiology
• Course: Kinesiology 1080A/B
• Professor: Caitlin Gillen

Document Summary

3- stage model of information processing: we process information similar to a computer. Stages of information processing are serial and discrete: response selection stage. Involves translating the stimulus and what response you are going to make. To brake or swerve to avoid a parked car: have 2 options and want to pick the better option, once identify stimuli (parked car) must select appropriate response) Factors influencing response selection: number of stimulus response alternatives, stimulus compatibility. Increasing the number of alternatives relevant to a response increases the time required to process and select an appropriate response. Hick"s law (1952: was looking at stimulus response alternatives, results > reaction time increased by 150 ms every time the s-r alternatives doubled. R: therefore, the relationship between choice rt and the logarithm of the s-r alternatives and crt is linear (there is a linear relationship) Equation of a line > can use to predict/calculate what crt is going to be.