Due to the fragmentary nature of our normal everyday perception, our minds are trained to interpolate available pieces of data to form a “full picture.” This function is an evolutionarily-formed survival mechanism, but it can lead to issues in non-local perception, because every interpolation is based solely on previous knowledge and memory, which can easily and unintentionally result in false interpretations. This interpolation mechanism gets in the way of obtaining and recording reliable data during remote viewing sessions.
A basic principle of remote viewing is to “describe, don’t name” things, which helps reduce analytical processes. In reporting remote viewing perceptions, a viewer should describe what he or she perceives, not try to label it (for example, “red, metallic, large, rumbling sounds…” and not “firetruck”).
Remote viewers are trained to avoid constructing “full stories” and instead focus on collecting descriptive information, including both sensory and conceptual impressions. The task of evaluating the session(s) and putting the data into context is left to an analyst.