Judith A Effken

Disturbance of Ecological Self and Impairment of Affordance Perception.

Frontiers in Psychology 2022 Nam-Gyoon Kim, Judith A Effken

Affordance, a radical concept James Gibson introduced in the 1970s, remains controversial today. Defined as environmental properties taken with reference to an animal's anatomy and action capabilities, affordances are opportunities for action the environment offers. By perceiving affordances, organisms hold meaningful relationships with their surroundings. Affordance is not just a theoretical...