James J. Gibson's Quotes
Born: 1904-01-27
Profession: Psychologist
Nation: American
Biography of James J. Gibson
The perception of what a thing is and the perception of what it means are not separate, either.
Tags: Either, Means, PerceptionA mechanical encounter or other energy-exchange may cause tissue damage.
Tags: Cause, May, MechanicalHence it is that the shape of something is especially meaningful.
Tags: Hence, Meaningful, ShapeThe abstract analysis of the world by mathematics and physics rests on the concepts of space and time.
Tags: Physics, Space, TimeWhat a thing is and what it means are not separate, the former being physical and the latter mental as we are accustomed to believe.
Tags: Means, Mental, PhysicalI 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.
Tags: Science, Sense, SimplyPsychology 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.
Tags: Color, Trying, UnderstandThe 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.
Tags: Human, Time, YoungThere 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.
Tags: Between, Great, Thought