Intellectual Journeys in Ecological Psychology

Interviews and Reflections from Pioneers in the Field

Agnes Szokolszky, Catherine Read, Zsolt Palatinus, Agnes Szokolszky, Catherine Read, Zsolt Palatinus

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9780367750107
• eBook ISBN: 9781000825633
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Intellectual Journeys in Ecological Psychology: Interviews and Reflections from Pioneers in the Field presents 12 in-depth interviews with prominent scientists associated with Ecological Psychology, rooted in James Gibson's radical approach to perception.

Featuring a mix of interviews conducted around the turn of the millennium with leading figures of Ecological Psychology, the book reveals discussions not previously found in publications and authentic personal perspectives about the early days of Ecological Psychology, a significant paradigm of post-cognitivist psychology. The interviews are supplemented by current reflections that bridge the past to the present. Each interview chapter also contains a brief biography of the interviewee and a list of their top ten most significant publications. An introductory chapter by Harry Heft provides an overview of Gibson's theory and the post-Gibsonian theoretical landscape. A further chapter by the editors highlights lineages and patterns in the scientific careers and work of the interviewees. An epilogue by William Warren concludes the volume, addressing the current state and directions of Ecological Psychology. In the Appendix photographs taken by Sverker Runeson in the 1960s and 1970s show scenes and actors from scientific event in Ecological Psychology.

This book will be beneficial to all researchers and students in the international community of Ecological Psychology. It will also serve as a starting point for those who wish to learn more about the movement and origins of Ecological Psychology.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Endorsements
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Table
• List of Contributors
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1 The landmarks of the Gibsonian Ecological Approach to visual perception and the landscape of post-Gibsonian thought
• 2 Eleanor J. Gibson – Interview and reflection
• 3 Ulric Neisser – Interview and reflection
• 4 Nancy deVilliers Rader – Interview and reflection
• 5 Robert E. Shaw – Interview and reflection
• 6 Michael T. Turvey – Interview and reflection
• 7 William M. Mace – Interview and reflection
• 8 Claudia Carello – Interview and reflection
• 9 Reuben M. Baron – Interview and reflection
• 10 David N. Lee – Interview and Reflection
• 11 Alan Costall – Interview and Reflection
• 12 Gunnar Jansson – Interview and reflection
• 13 Sverker Runeson – Interview and reflection
• 14 Finding and making paths in Ecological Psychology: Developmental trajectories in interviews and reflections
• 15 Epilogue: The Cartesian submariner learns to surf
• Appendix: Ecological Psychology in photographs
• Index