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Perception-action as reciprocal, continuous, and prospective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2008

Jeffrey B. Wagman
Jeffrey B. Wagman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790. jbwagma@ilstu.eduhttp://www.psychology.ilstu.edu/jbwagma/
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Abstract

From the perspective of ecological psychology, perception and action are not separate, linear, and mechanistic processes that refer to the immediate present. Rather, they are reciprocal and continuous and refer to the impending future. Therefore, from the perspective of ecological psychology, delays in perception and action are impossible, and delay compensation mechanisms are unnecessary.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 219 - 220
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Copyright ©Cambridge University Press 2008

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