An Outline of a Theory of Affordances
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- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Ecological Psychology
- Vol. 15 (2) , 181-195
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326969eco1502_5
Abstract
A theory of affordances is outlined according to which affordances are relations between the abilities of animals and features of the environment. As relations, affordances are both real and perceivable but are not properties of either the environment or the animal. I argue that this theory has advantages over extant theories of affordances and briefly discuss the relations among affordances and niches, perceivers, and events.Keywords
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