James Jerome Gibson (; January 27, 1904 – December 11, 1979) was an American psychologist and is considered to be one of the most important contributors to the field of visual perception. Gibson challenged the idea that the nervous system actively constructs conscious visual perception, and instead promoted ecological psychology, in which the mind directly perceives environmental stimuli without additional cognitive construction or processing.

Honors and awards

After publication of his book in 1950, Gibson won the Warren Medal as a member of the Society of Experimental Psychologists in 1952.

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Further reading

  • Key JJG resources at: International Society for Ecological Psychology (ISEP)
  • Major centre for direct perception research: Centre for the Ecological Study of Perception and Action (CESPA)
  • The Gombrich/Gibson Dispute
  • Donald Norman: Affordance, Conventions and Design