Reprinted from The British Journal of Psychology (1958), 49, 182-194: Visually controlled locomotion and visual orientation in animals

Author: Gibson, James J.1

Source: British Journal of Psychology, Volume 100, Supplement 1, April 2009 , pp. 259-271(13)

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Abstract:

A general theory of locomotor behaviour in relation to physical objects is presented. Since the controlling stimulation for such behaviour is mainly optical, this involves novel assumptions about object perception and about what is called `visual kinaesthesis'. Evidence for these assumptions is cited. On the basis of this theory it is possible to suppose that animals are visually oriented to the surfaces of their environment, not merely to light as such. In short, it is possible to explain why they seem to have space perception. Implications of this approach for maze-learning are pointed out.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1348/000712608X336077

Affiliations: 1: Psychology Department, Cornell University, USA

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