An Ecological Approach to Perceptual Learning and Development
Published on 29. May 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-0-19-516549-4 (ISBN)
Description
Gibson and Pick argue that infants are active learners who perceptually engage their environments and extract information from them. This ecological approach to development - defined as a 'theory about perceiving by active creatures who look and listen and move around' - was spearheaded by the Gibson and Gibson in the 1950s. This book, written by one of the most eminent experimental psychologists of the 20th Century, is the summary and capstone of a long and fruitful experimental tradition.
Reviews / Votes
This is a beautifully written book, and a most welcome addition to the field of perceptual development, indeed to the whole discipline of child development. For years I have taught a graduate course in perceptual development and never had a text that I felt I could assign in its entirety. Now I do, because this book brings a lucid introduction that is crystal clear in its explication of the complex ideas encompassed by this field. The scholarship is deep, accurate, and thorough. * Rachel K. Clifton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
halftones, line figures
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
383 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-516549-4 (9780195165494)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Eleanor J. Gibson | Anne D. Pick
An Ecological Approach to Perceptual Learning and Development
E-Book
05/2003
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€40.99
Available for download
Eleanor J. Gibson | Anne D. Pick
An Ecological Approach to Perceptual Learning and Development
E-Book
05/2003
1st Edition
OUP eBook
€40.99
Available for download
Persons
(Professor of Psychology, University of Minnesota, USA)
Content
1. Historical Perspectives and Present-Day Confrontations ; 2. An Ecological Approach to Perceptual Development ; 3. Studying Perceptual Development in Preverbal Infants: Tasks, Methods, and Motivation ; 4. Development and Learning in Infancy ; 5. What Infants Learn About: Communication ; 6. What Infants Learn About: Interaction with Objects ; 7. What Infants Learn About: Locomotion and the Spatial Layout ; 8. The Learning Process in Infancy: Facts and Theory ; 9. Hallmarks of Human Behaviour ; 10. The Role of Perception in Development beyond Infancy ; References ; Index