1st Edition

Affective Gibsonian Psychology

By Rob Withagen Copyright 2022
146 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

146 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

146 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Affective Gibsonian Psychology presents the first comprehensive ecological approach to our affective engagement with the environment, drawing on James Gibson’s new foundation of psychology. This book develops a unique theoretical framework, beginning with Gibson’s ecological approach, but also drawing on phenomenology, developmental systems theory, and the pioneering ideas of the... Read more

Introduction

1.The mechanistic foundation of psychology

2.Gibson’s ecological program

3.Affordances, invitations, and emotions

4.A plea for developmental history

5.Emotions and the (mis)perception of affordances

6.Developmental systems theory: Bridging the gap

Epilogue

Biography

Rob Withagen is a Theoretical Psychologist and works as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Human Movement Sciences of the University Medical Center Groningen and the University of Groningen, the Netherlands.