PSYCHOLOGY (Ecological)
Charles François (2004). PSYCHOLOGY (Ecological), International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(2): 2688.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(2) |
| ID | ◀ 2688 ▶ |
| Object type | Epistemology, ontology or semantics |
This is a concept coined by the American psychologist J.J. GIBSON (1986).
Ecological psychology recognizes the co-evolution of animals and their environments, and pursues a principle of animal-environment reciprocity as its basic guideline.
This has been a reaction against two opposite extremes: pure mentalism that divorces the animal's behavior from environmental constraints and behaviorism, which trivialize its reactions to the environment at a too simple habituation and conditioning level.
See also
Perception (Ecological)