Author: James J. Gibson

Quotes

Psychology is still trying to explain the perception of the position of an object in space, along with its shape, size, and so on, and to understand the sensations of color.

Psychology is still trying to explain the perception of the position of an object in space, along with its shape, size, and so on, and to understand the sensations of color.

- James J. Gibson

The abstract analysis of the world by mathematics and physics rests on the concepts of space and time.

The abstract analysis of the world by mathematics and physics rests on the concepts of space and time.

- James J. Gibson

The human young must learn to perceive these affordances, in some degree at least, but the young of some animals do not have time to learn the ones that are crucial for survival.

The human young must learn to perceive these affordances, in some degree at least, but the young of some animals do not have time to learn the ones that are crucial for survival.

- James J. Gibson

There has been a great gulf in psychological thought between the perception of space and objects on one hand and the perception of meaning on the other.

There has been a great gulf in psychological thought between the perception of space and objects on one hand and the perception of meaning on the other.

- James J. Gibson

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