It is important to learn to be critical of ideas without being critical of people. It is important that we all monitor our group activities, obtain feedback, and intervene when we think it is necessary. Understanding human behavior starts with understanding how people notice their environment. Improving and helping one another voluntarily direct our attention is a major factor in maintaining human effectiveness. How we image and engage with the the natural and built environment dictates how we will learn within its locale.
Information is stored in the brain as spatial networks called cognitive maps.
These structures link one s recall of experiences with perception of present events, ideas and emotions. We know and think about the environment through these neural networks which enable us to plan and carry out our intentions. What we know about our environment is more than an external reality in that we perceive with prior knowledge and expectations. Our external reality is in fact less incumbering in that we record only a portion of the entire visual frame yet recall it as complete and continuous. Your Preferred Learning Environment People tend to seek out places where they feel competent and confident, places where they can make sense of the environment while also being engaged with it.