elkcub
Silicon Valley, California
Brock,
Reversion to "original" learning bears some similarity to early childhood learning, but it is not age related. It has to do with how operators are first trained, and how that influences their behavior and perceptions later on. In the case of binoculars, most people originally learn to operate some level of quality instrument. This involves a myriad of micro-behaviors such as holding, adjusting, looking, as well moving and knowing where and how to observe. As with all skilled operator performance the supporting behaviors become "automated," (by the brain) and after a while the comfortable operator may no longer even be conscious of the component actions. Certain perceptual behaviors also become learned and automated, such as (possibly) suppression of lateral color consciousness, vestibular responses to the globe effect, color transformation of the image, and so forth.
Many of the criticisms and preferences expressed about new or older optical instruments revert to this original learning by the individual, both the operational and perceptual aspects. Such memories are never really lost; they are merely our psychological reference backa. :-O
Ed
Reversion to "original" learning bears some similarity to early childhood learning, but it is not age related. It has to do with how operators are first trained, and how that influences their behavior and perceptions later on. In the case of binoculars, most people originally learn to operate some level of quality instrument. This involves a myriad of micro-behaviors such as holding, adjusting, looking, as well moving and knowing where and how to observe. As with all skilled operator performance the supporting behaviors become "automated," (by the brain) and after a while the comfortable operator may no longer even be conscious of the component actions. Certain perceptual behaviors also become learned and automated, such as (possibly) suppression of lateral color consciousness, vestibular responses to the globe effect, color transformation of the image, and so forth.
Many of the criticisms and preferences expressed about new or older optical instruments revert to this original learning by the individual, both the operational and perceptual aspects. Such memories are never really lost; they are merely our psychological reference backa. :-O
Ed
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