[From Richard Thurman (940421.0900)]
Bill Powers (940420.0615 MDT)
On
several occasions when I have tried to explain the basic
concepts of PCT to cognitive psychologists, I have gotten a lot
of 'yes buts' and 'thats just the same as' comments.
Join the club. It seems to be inevitable that people will try to
cram PCT into the Procrustean bed of their previous knowledge. Why
don't you try to get the Air Force to adopt PCT?
That's the plan! A major portion my work involves research on
the instructional strategies to use in synthetic environments
(virtual reality), learning and teaching with simulators, etc.
It seems to me that the simulation community is as ripe for PCT
as any field could be. I'm having fun trying to figure out how
to get programmers, developers, and scientists to think about
creating simulated entities that control perceptions (instead
of behavior). The Byte articles are my main focus for this.
Then if cognitive
psychologists keep giving us a hard time, we could drop bombs on
them.
Sorry, we don't do that kind of work here. The stuff we do is
fairly benign (although I have no illusions about who is paying
the light bills). Thank goodness, all the work I have been
involved with is for helping aircrews know when and how to run
away, rather than fight.
Most of the Armstrong Lab is involved in medical research.
Rich
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Richard Thurman
Air Force Armstrong Lab
6001 S. Power Rd. BLDG. 558
Mesa AZ. 85206-0904
(602) 988-6561
Thurman@hrlban1.aircrew.asu.edu
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