Memory, learning, and peri-personal space
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Memory, learning, and peri-personal space
Semantic Memory (explicit, declarative)
For example: Paris is the capital of France
Episodic Memory (explicit, declarative)
For example: We ate Chinese food last night
Procedural Memory (implicit, unconscious, automatic)
Peri-personal space: What is it?
Peri-personal space: It extends our bodies.
Peri-personal space: It can vary depending on the person, situation and culture, yet it is universal.
Extending our hands Like we drive a car,
We also drive our
computers.
Extending (or aiding) our eyes: Just like a windshield,
A computer screen helps
us see.
Using tools with the right attitude: We should try not to be
afraid of the technology
Nor should we be unaware of
when we are in over our heads,
Rather we should not be
afraid to take risks. But also dont be afraid to
ask for help.
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There should be other metaphors we could use as well as driving a car, though I can't think of any right off that have the screen/windshield component. It would be interesting to test to what degree the scary feelings produced by learning to drive cars and "drive" computers are similar or not. Computers are a lot more virtual than cars (we can "crash" either one, but the results are quite different). I think some of the fear of computers actually comes from the fact that it is hard for some people to visualize space in the virtual world (e.g, "the window you want is behind the one you are looking at"). There is a lot of neuroscience behind the visuals in the PP. When one uses a rake (see the PP), FMRI scans show that the same areas of the brain are activated as when one is using one's own fingers. In other words, we use tools to extend our bodies in space and commit this usage to automatic procedures. Thus as trainers, I think we need to approach our users similarly to coaches training athletes on their "form," or again, driver training instructors. Thanks for getting me to think about this again.