Eleanor J. Gibson

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Eleanor J. Gibson was an influential American psychologist best known for her pioneering work on perceptual learning and development, including the famous "visual cliff" experiments with infants.

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Eleanor J. Gibson canonical 3
Eleanor Jack Gibson 1

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instanceOf American psychologist ⓘ
person ⓘ
psychologist ⓘ
approach Gibsonian ecological psychology ⓘ
awardReceived American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award ⓘ
James McKeen Cattell Award ⓘ
National Medal of Science ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
educatedAt Smith College ⓘ
Yale University ⓘ
employer Cornell University ⓘ
familyName Gibson ⓘ
fieldOfWork developmental psychology ⓘ
experimental psychology ⓘ
perception ⓘ
perceptual learning ⓘ
psychology ⓘ
fullName Eleanor Jack Gibson ⓘ
linked to: Eleanor J. Gibson
givenName Eleanor ⓘ
hasAcademicAdvisor Clark L. Hull ⓘ
influenced developmental psychology of perception ⓘ
ecological theories of perception ⓘ
influencedBy James J. Gibson ⓘ
knownFor ecological approach to perception ⓘ
research on perceptual development ⓘ
research on perceptual learning ⓘ
visual cliff experiment ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Psychological Association ⓘ
notableStudent Anne Treisman ⓘ
notableWork An Odyssey in Learning and Perception ⓘ
Principles of Perceptual Learning and Development ⓘ
The Senses Considered as Perceptual Systems ⓘ
occupation psychologist ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
researchSubject animals ⓘ
children ⓘ
infants ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse James J. Gibson ⓘ
workLocation Ithaca, New York ⓘ

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Gibson → hasNotableBearer → Eleanor J. Gibson ⓘ
Eleanor J. Gibson → fullName → Eleanor Jack Gibson ⓘ
linked to: Eleanor J. Gibson
James J. Gibson → spouse → Eleanor J. Gibson ⓘ
James J. Gibson → influenced → Eleanor J. Gibson ⓘ