A simple explanation is that experience is the exposure to the same thing so many times that it is internalized at a very basic level, much like 2+2=4. We do not stop to calculate 2+2 on our fingers any more. The answer has become a chunk of information.
To become experienced at adding, we first had to learn the word "two" and then the concept of two-two apples, two giraffes, two dogs, etc. Once we understood "2," we could combine it to get "4." The word "two" and the concept of "2" were associated, or chunked, by the brain into a single item. "2+2=4" was the next chunk assembled.
We no longer have to think about how to strike a match; we have learned the right pressure and speed for the right kind of match. The individual pieces of information have been internalized and chunked.
Experience is the gathering of all the little pieces of information, usually over a very long time, and then sorting them, tagging them, associating them, chunking them, and finally making decisions about them. The more of the basic pieces we have, and the more they are assembled, associated and chunked, the faster we can make decisions and the more accurate those decisions will be.
At the risk of over-simplification, experience is a product of how many times a person has done something or seen something coupled with their understanding of what they experienced and the components that help to measure or explain differences in each exposure. The brain is filled with billions of bits of information. To make a decision like, "something is wrong in that picture," the brain sorts through those bits. How long it takes and how accurate the recognition are measures of experience.
For example, in an Easter egg hunt, younger kids don't find as many eggs as older ones. The older kids have more experience searching, observing, and discriminating. AEL provides images and other information to the brain in such a way that the brain takes in new information on how to observe, how to discern, and how to reorganize the relevant bits of information it already has. The brain can then recognize and respond faster because it has been given the information to help make the recognition decision tree clearer. It has enhanced its ability to search its comparative data faster, and had is database expanded.
As American airports scramble to meet new security regulations, they face the daunting task of training thousands of new baggage inspectors. These new employees must complete their tasks quickly, yet with the utmost accuracy. The AEL system can give the people a huge jump in the experience they need to see detail and recognize threat. It can reduce or eliminate the months of on-the-job training that will be required to produce the thousands of experienced personnel needed for the new inspection and security systems.
