Gibsonian theory of perceptual learning

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ecological approach to perception psychological theory theory of learning theory of perception

The Gibsonian theory of perceptual learning is a psychological framework proposing that perception improves through direct interaction with the environment, as individuals learn to detect increasingly subtle and useful information (or "invariants") in sensory input without relying on internal representations.

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instanceOf	ecological approach to perception ⓘ psychological theory ⓘ theory of learning ⓘ theory of perception ⓘ
appliesTo	auditory perception ⓘ expertise development in real-world tasks ⓘ haptic perception ⓘ motor skill acquisition ⓘ visual perception ⓘ
contrastsWith	constructivist theories of perception ⓘ indirect perception theories ⓘ information-processing models based on internal representations ⓘ
coreClaim	learning consists of picking up more useful invariants over time ⓘ organisms become attuned to ecological information ⓘ perception improves through direct interaction with the environment ⓘ perception is an active exploratory process ⓘ perceptual learning does not require constructing internal representations ⓘ perceptual learning involves detecting invariants in sensory input ⓘ the environment provides rich information for perception ⓘ
describes	improvement of perception through experience ⓘ increasing sensitivity to subtle stimulus differences ⓘ learning to detect useful information in the environment ⓘ progressive refinement of perceptual discrimination ⓘ
emphasizes	direct pickup of information ⓘ organism–environment interaction ⓘ role of environmental structure in perception ⓘ task-specific information ⓘ
field	cognitive science ⓘ ecological psychology ⓘ perceptual psychology ⓘ psychology ⓘ
influencedBy	James J. Gibson's ecological approach to perception ⓘ ecological optics ⓘ
influences	design of training environments emphasizing realistic information ⓘ research in ecological psychology ⓘ studies of skill learning in natural tasks ⓘ
mainConcept	affordances ⓘ attunement to information ⓘ differentiation of stimulation ⓘ direct perception ⓘ information pickup ⓘ invariants in sensory input ⓘ perceptual learning ⓘ
namedAfter	James J. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ
rejects	central role of top-down cognitive inference in basic perception ⓘ reliance on impoverished stimulus input ⓘ
viewsLearningAs	increasing attunement to ecological information ⓘ
viewsPerceptionAs	relation between organism and environment ⓘ

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subject surface form: Eleanor J. Gibson