The ecological level of analysis: Can Neogibsonian principles be applied beyond perception and action?

Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 393-405

  Travieso, David ^a   Jacobs, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Affordances; Ecological psychology; Gibson; Levels of analysis; Perception action; Social psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449602995     PISSN: 19324502     EISSN: 19363567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12124-009-9098-7     Document Type: Article

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