AQA GCSE Physical Education Paper 2: Socio-cultural influences and wellbeing in physical activity and sport, June 2025: Question 4

✅ Correct Answer

B — Feedback

💡 Key Knowledge

The basic information processing model runs in a continuous loop:

• Input: Gathering information from the senses/environment (e.g. seeing the flight of the incoming ball).
• Decision making: Choosing what action to perform using short-term and long-term memory.
• Output: The physical execution of the chosen skill via neuromuscular pathways (e.g. swinging the racket).
• Feedback: Information received during or after the performance about the movement or its result (e.g. seeing where the ball lands).

🧠 Exam Technique: Look for the Clue Word

Notice the temporal phrase in the stem: after playing a shot .

• Because the action has already occurred, sensory information received about the outcome is classified as Feedback (specifically terminal, extrinsic feedback / Knowledge of Results).
• If the question described watching the ball before hitting it, that would be Input.

❌ Common Errors & Traps

• Choosing Input (C): Students spot the word "sees" and instantly think of sensory receptors (eyes/vision = input), forgetting that this observation occurs after the shot has been executed.
• Choosing Output (D): Confusing the result of the ball landing with the player's physical motor action. Output refers to muscular movement, not the end result.