An ecological approach to perceptual learning and development /
"In An Ecological Approach to Perceptual Learning and Development, experimental psychologists Eleanor J. Gibson and Anne D. Pick provide a theoretical framework for the ecological approach to understanding perceptual learning and development. Perception, in accordance with James Gibson's v...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000
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| Summary: | "In An Ecological Approach to Perceptual Learning and Development, experimental psychologists Eleanor J. Gibson and Anne D. Pick provide a theoretical framework for the ecological approach to understanding perceptual learning and development. Perception, in accordance with James Gibson's views, entails a reciprocal relationship between a person and his or her environment: The environment provides resources and opportunities for the person, and the person gets information from and acts on the environment "In An Ecological Approach to Perceptual Learning and Development, experimental psychologists Eleanor J. Gibson and Anne D. Pick provide a theoretical framework for the ecological approach to understanding perceptual learning and development. Perception, in accordance with James Gibson's views, entails a reciprocal relationship between a person and his or her environment: The environment provides resources and opportunities for the person, and the person gets information from and acts on the environment. The concept of affordance is central to this idea; the person acts on what the environment affords, as it is appropriate."--Jacket The concept of affordance is central to this idea; the person acts on what the environment affords, as it is appropriate."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm vi, 238 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm vi, 238 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-226) and indexes Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-226) and indexes Includes bibliographical references and index Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0195118251 (alk. paper) 0195118251 9780195118254 (alk. paper) 9780195118254 |