The ecological approach to visual perception /

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 ne...

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Main Author: Gibson, James J (James Jerome), 1904-1979 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Psychology Press, 2015
Edition:Classic edition
Series:Psychology Press and Routledge classic editions
Psychology Press classic editions
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