We explain what the technique is and what its characteristics are. Also, its history, examples and what types of techniques exist.
What is technique?
With the technical word (from the Greek tekhné, "Art, trade") we normally refer to the set of rules, procedures and / or protocols that are implemented to meet a specific and specific objective. This concept can be applied to various areas, from the art, the computing and the sport, until Sciences and practically any human activity.
The techniques are characterized by relying on continuous practice and exercise. They require a certain type of skills Y abilities, whether intellectual, physical or otherwise; as well as the use of specialized tools.
That is, mastery of a specific technique can be transmitted through practice and using the appropriate materials, although it is well possible to achieve the objective without them, by applying the creativity and inventiveness.
The concept of technique is also linked to the technology, which is the scientific study of the technique and its improvement.
History of the technique
The technique is an exclusive ability of the human being and of some higher primates, able to understand and use simple tools. However, in the case of humanity, the technique has changed over the centuries, beginning with the lithic tools of prehistoric humanity, to the work of the metals of the antiquity.
Human technique changes in tandem with scientific development and the accumulation of knowledge. knowledge, to the point that both disciplines feed back and promote their innovation. Thus, it is possible to create new tools that in turn allow new discoveries, and so on. This scientific-technical duo is technology.
Types of techniques
The techniques can be thousands depending on the specific area to which they refer. Can we talk about: research techniques, study, teaching, making objects, artistic, sports and a gigantic etcetera. The choice of one technique or another will depend on the objective that we have fixed in advance.
Examples of techniques
Some examples of techniques are:
- Soccer techniques. It is known as the methodology that a footballer or a team of them follows during the exercise of this sport, and that depending on its effectiveness may translate into greater or lesser success.
- Study techniques. This is the name of the research methodology, retention and assimilation of knowledge that a student or several of them put into practice, in order to learn more and better. Depending on the chosen one, one or other activities can be used, such as summaries, exhibitions, etc.
- Sculptural techniques. They refer to the ways of sculpting, that is, of making a sculpture. They are used by artists depending on the instruments and materials used, as well as the step-by-step procedure to obtain a sculpture of a certain style.
- Reading techniques. This is what we call the different protocols through which it is possible to read, generally seeking to do it faster and faster, as in speed reading methods, or simply for the reader to retain as much of what is read as possible.
- Interrogation techniques. They are those carried out by the police when it comes to extracting information from criminals detained or in custody. Some techniques may be more humane than others, and therefore some are legal and others are not, but they are still technical.