TEACHING PERCEPTUAL SKILLS

PERCEPTION MAY BE SAID TO BE THE PRODUCT OF VISUAL (OR OTHER SENSORY) RECEPTION, THE AWARENESS OF INCOMING DATA, AND THE SORTING AND ORGANIZATION (OR REORGANIZATION) OF THESE DATA. THEREFORE, SEEING MUST BE DEVELOPED AS AN AGGRESSIVE ACT, THIS MEANS LEARNING TO OBSERVE BY ACTIVE LOOKING WITH A PREMIUM ON SPEED OF DISCERNMENT. A WIDE VARIETY OF DIRECT AND VICARIOUS EXPERIENCES MUST BE PROVIDED IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE LEARNING DRIVER TO RECOGNIZE AND COMPREHEND WHAT HE MAY ENCOUNTER WHEN ON HIS OWN IN ACTUAL TRAFFIC. THE INDIVIDUAL MUST BE PROVIDED WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS, SUCH AS EMOTIONS AND ERRONEOUS CONCEPTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN DANGEROUS BLIND SPOTS OR DISTORTIONS IN PERCEPTION OF TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 15, No 4, PP 17-18
• Authors:
  • Brody, L
• Publication Date: 1968-6

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Calif J of Traffic Safety Educ

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver training; Drivers; Motor skills; Perception; Psychological aspects; Traffic
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220131
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 12 1994 12:00AM