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James J. Gibson quotes

American Psychologist January 27, 1904 – December 11, 1979

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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 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
James J. Gibson quote: "The abstract analysis of the world by mathematics and physics..."
The abstract analysis of the world by mathematics and physics rests on the concepts of space and time. 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. James J. Gibson
James J. Gibson quote: "Hence it is that the shape of something is especially meaningful."
Hence it is that the shape of something is especially meaningful. James J. Gibson
I also assume that they are not simply the physical properties of things as now conceived by physical science. Instead, they are ecological, in the sense that they are properties of the environment relative to an animal. James J. Gibson
What a thing is and what it means are not separate, the former being physical and the latter mental as we are accustomed to believe. James J. Gibson
James J. Gibson quote: "The meaning or value of a thing consists of what it affords."
The meaning or value of a thing consists of what it affords. James J. Gibson
James J. Gibson quote: "A mechanical encounter or other energy-exchange may cause..."
A mechanical encounter or other energy-exchange may cause tissue damage. James J. Gibson
James J. Gibson quote: "The perception of what a thing is and the perception of what..."
The perception of what a thing is and the perception of what it means are not separate, either. James J. Gibson

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