NCJ Number
13474
Date Published
1973
Length
86 pages
Annotation
PROCEDURES AND TECNIQUES TO INCREASE THE ABILITY TO OBSERVE AND LATER REPORT WHAT WAS OBSERVED.
Abstract
THE CHAPTER ON THE GENERAL PROCESS OF OBSERVING DESCRIBES A NUMBER OF FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE OBSERVING PROCESS. IT TAKES THE READER THROUGH THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES THAT MUST BE PERFORMED IN ORDER TO COMPLETE A SUCCESSFUL ASSIGNMENT, DEFINING EACH ACTIVITY AND GIVING EXAMPLES OF THEM. CHAPTERS ON ORIENTATION, TECHNIQUES OF SEARCH, AND TECHNIQUES OF ACTIVE LEARNING AND RETENTION INCLUDE EXAMPLES AND SIMPLE EXERCISES THAT CAN BE PERFORMED WITH A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME AND EQUIPMENT. WHEREVER POSSIBLE THESE EXAMPLES AND EXERCISES HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM EVERYDAY EXPERIENCES AND ARE INTENDED TO AID THE OBSERVER IN GAINING INSIGHT INTO THE PRINCIPLES OF ACCURATE OBSERVATION, RETENTION, AND REPORTING. INDEPENDENT TRAINING EXERCISES PROVIDE PRACTICE IN SKILLS WHICH MAY BE OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE IN A PARTICULAR ASSIGNMENT, SUCH AS LEARNING TO ESTIMATE SIZE AND DISTANCE, AND INCREASING MEMORY SPAN FOR A SERIES OF DIGITS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)