My eyesight was never very good at night, and it's gotten worse--especially after I had cataract surgery. I think about things like sensation and perception when I'm driving at night and how the principle of pragnanz applies especially in the dark. Then I think about the epic fails that have happened when I was driving. For example, the time I was trying to read the wording on a bridge I thought I was going to go under and realized it said "Roadway" and was on the back of a semi. I managed to read that one in time. Another time I was navigating a dark county road in Missouri and using roadside reflectors to aim my car. Suddenly I realized that the two reflectors in the distance that I had been using to center myself were actually two dusty taillights on a stopped pickup truck right in front of me. That realization came a bit too late; and though I totaled my daughter's brand new car, nobody was hurt. I tend to not drive at night now unless I really have to, and the waning light of winter makes that a necessity. I'm glad the sun will be getting stronger. I can't handle too much more top-down processing. :)
cd On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 6:58 AM, Annette Taylor <tay...@sandiego.edu> wrote: > > My very favoritest holiday of the year! I really dislike > darkness--something that has gotten worse as I've aged and my eyesight > isn't what it used to be. Festivus signals the stop of increasing darkness > times and the beginning of increasing lightness time. Ah! What could be > better? :) > > Teaching relation: diminishing eyesight with age and for me, diminishing > depth perception in particular so that driving becomes more of a challenge. > Didn't stop me driving 9 hours each way to see my kids and grand kids this > week :) Of course, I probably could have limited the 9 hours to daylight > but I had to drive through LA. Enough said! All driving is rearranged to > minimize traffic through LA and the OC. > > Annette > > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > Professor, Psychological Sciences > University of San Diego > 5998 Alcala Park > San Diego, CA 92110-2492 > tay...@sandiego.edu > > ________________________________________ > Happy Festivus. May the feats of strength begin, and the airing of > grievances be not too great. > cd > > -- > Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > St. Ambrose University > 518 West Locust Street > Davenport, Iowa 52803 > 563-333-6482 > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: devoldercar...@gmail.com. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443341&n=T&l=tips&o=41267 > or send a blank email to > leave-41267-177920.a45340211ac7929163a0216244443...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Street Davenport, Iowa 52803 563-333-6482 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=41270 or send a blank email to leave-41270-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
