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The episode discusses Chapter 5 from Gibson's book on the ecological approach to visual perception.

Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we discuss Chapter 5 from Gibson's "1979 book": The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. What is the ambient optic array? Links: The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Subscribe in iOS/Apple Subscribe in Anroid/Google Support the podcast and receive bonus content Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com

People in this episode

Host: Rob Gray

Guests: Andrew, Marianne

Topics covered

• visual perception
• ecological approach
• ambient optic array
• Gibson
• psychology
• science

Keywords

• Gibson
• visual perception
• ambient optic array
• ecological approach
• psychology
• science

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception

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