Ecological psychology is an approach to understanding human perception and behavior that emphasizes the fact that humans are fully “embedded” in their environments. It was developed to correct a perceived blindspot in traditional psychology, which was overly focused on explaining behavior purely in terms of internal events in the brain. Ecological psychology shifts emphasis away from the question: “what’s inside your head?”, and toward a different question: “what’s your head inside of?”
Affordances for Movement
Affordances for Movement
Affordances for Movement
Ecological psychology is an approach to understanding human perception and behavior that emphasizes the fact that humans are fully “embedded” in their environments. It was developed to correct a perceived blindspot in traditional psychology, which was overly focused on explaining behavior purely in terms of internal events in the brain. Ecological psychology shifts emphasis away from the question: “what’s inside your head?”, and toward a different question: “what’s your head inside of?”