Previous research has shown that changes to the body can influence the perception of
distances in near space (Witt et al, 2005 Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human …

We propose a new way to describe affordances for action. Previous characterizations of
affordances treat action possibilities as binary categories—either possible or impossible …

Walkers need to modify their ongoing actions to meet the demands of everyday
environments. Navigating through openings requires gait modifications if the size of the …

Environmental psychology developed in the midst of a wave of scientific and social
movements of the past century rooted in large measure among the ecological sciences. And …

Recent research shows that the body is used to scale environmental extents. We question
whether the body is used to scale heights as measured by real actions (Experiments 1 and …

James J. Gibson began the preface to The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception
(1979/2015), by remarking “Vision is a strange and wonderful business.” This is no less true …

Perception of the fit between a person's action capabilities and relevant environmental
properties (ie, affordances) is often fine tuned gradually through experience performing a …

Behavior is typically organized with respect to a goal to be achieved rather than the
anatomical components used in doing so. Similarly, perception is typically organized with …

Perception of whether a given behavior is possible typically reflects a person's action
capabilities even before the behavior is performed and even when the person has …

We give a historical overview of the development of almost 50 years of empirical research
on the affordances in the past and in the present. Defined by James Jerome Gibson in the …