Eleanor J. Gibson

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Eleanor J. Gibson, 1993

Eleanor Jack Gibson (born December 7, 1910 in Peoria , Illinois , USA ; † December 30, 2002 in Columbia , South Carolina ) was an American developmental psychologist and has mainly dealt with the development of the perception of infants . In addition, she has also devoted herself to the psychology of reading. She was married to James J. Gibson , who was also a psychologist.

Gibson studied at Yale University , where she obtained her Ph. D. Most of her life - since 1949 - she did research at Cornell University , since 1965 as a professor. She was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences in 1971 and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1977, and received the National Medal of Science in 1992 .

Probably the best-known experimental set-up by Gibson is the " visual cliff " (Gibson & Walk, 1960), with which she investigated depth perception in infants.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Carla Baranauckas: Dr. Eleanor J. Gibson, 92, a Pioneer in Perception Studies ( English ) In: The New York Times . January 4, 2003. Retrieved January 8, 2016.

literature

  • with Richard D. Walk: The "visual cliff" . In: Scientific American . Volume 202, 1960, pp. 64-71.
  • Principles of perceptual learning and development . Appleton-Century-Crofts, New York 1969
  • with Jean Dirks: Infant's perception of similarity between live people and their photographs. In: Child Development . Volume 48 (1), 1977, pp. 124-130.
  • with Harry Levin: Psychology Of Reading. The MIT Press, 1978.
  • Exploratory behavior in the development of perceiving, acting and the acquiring of knowledge. In: Annual Review of Psychology . Volume 39, 1988, pp. 1-41.
  • The perceived self in infancy. In: Psychological Inquiry . Volume 3 (2), 1992, pp. 119-121.
  • with L. Blom and KE Adolph: Advances in Infancy Research. Psychology Press, 1993.
  • with Anne D. Pick: An Ecological Approach to Perceptual Learning and Development. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2003.

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personal data
SURNAME Gibson, Eleanor J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gibson, Eleanor Jack; Jack, Eleanor (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American developmental psychologist
DATE OF BIRTH December 7, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Peoria , Illinois , USA
DATE OF DEATH December 30, 2002
Place of death Columbia , South Carolina