Question

According to the human information processing model, a player's ability to identify whether an incoming shot is a backhand or a forehand in a game of tennis is considered under which stage of information processing:

		Response programming
		Response selection
		Stimulus identification
		None of the above

In the sport of sprint running, the time taken from the first command "on your marks, set!" to the firing of the starter s gun is termed:

		Refractory period
		Movement time
		Foreperiod
		Reaction time

Answer 1

(a)

Correct option:

Stimulus identification

Explanation:

The Stimulus Identification stage consists of the mental operations concerning the sensing and encoding of environmental information. In the game of tennis, a player's ability to identify whether an incoming shot is a backhand or a forehand is considered as Stimulus Identification stage.

(b)

Correct option:

Foreperiod

Explanation:
Foreperiod (FP) is the interval between a warning stimulus and the imperative stimulus.In spirit running sports, the time taken from the first command "on your marks, set!" to the firing of the starter's gun is the foreperiod.