The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception

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This book, first published in 1979,is about how we see: the environment around us (its surfaces, their layout, and their colors and textures); where we are in the environment; whether or not we are moving and, if we are, where we are going; what things are good for; how to do things (to thread a needle or drive an automobile); or why things look as they do. The basic assumption is that vision depends on the eye which is connected to the brain. The author suggests that natural vision depends on …

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Full title :The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception

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Publication Date:2015
Edition:Classic edition

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Publisher(s):Psychology Press
Place of Publication:New York, N.Y
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015

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Introduction to the Classic Edition by William M. Mace. Preface. Introduction Part I: The Environment To Be Perceived. The Animal and the Environment. Medium Substances, Surfaces. The Meaningful Environment. Part II: The Information For Visual Perception. The Relationship Between Stimulation and Stimulus Informatio The Ambient Optic Array. Events and the Information for Perceiving Events. Th Optical Information for Self-Perception. The Theory of Affordances. Part III: Visual Perception. Experimental Evidence for Direct Perception: Persisting Layout. Experiments on the Perception of Motion in the World and Movement of the Self. The Discovery of the Occluding Edge and Its Implications for Perception. Looking with the Head and Eyes. Locomotion and Manipulation. The Theory of Information Pickup and Its Consequences. Part IV: Depiction. Picture and Visual Awareness. Motion Pictures and Visual Awareness. Conclusion. Appendixes: The Principal Terms Used in Ecological Optics. The Concept of Invariants in Ecological Optics.