Perceptual Skill
Perceptual skill is a skill for which the ability to discern and discriminate among sensory stimuli is of primary concern in successfully accomplishing the skill.
A perceptual skill is one in which the ability to discern, or to discriminate among, sensory stimuli is of primary importance in accomplishing the skill successfully.
More simply stated, it is the ability to recognize important things in the environment—that is, to detect information. In accomplishing a perceptual skill, the primary goal of the performer is not in possessing the movement capabilities necessary for acting ,but in sensing when and how to act.
A perceptual skill can be defined as one in which successfully accomplishing the goal of a skill is primarily determined by an individual’s ability to recognize and discriminate among various sources of perceivable stimuli.
Examples of perceptual skills include selecting good melons at the grocery store, adjusting the colour on a television set, sorting eggs by size, “reading” a defense in football, identifyihng the ingredients in food by taste, maintaining balance when walking on an icy path, and spotting a camouflaged enemy in a woody thicket.
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