Ecological laws of perceiving and acting: In reply to Fodor and Pylyshyn (1981)
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The response to influential mainstream criticism provides the foundation for the unifying program in ecological psychology.
“Indeed, it is the response to this influential criticism (Turvey et al., 1981) that provides the foundation for the unifying program in ecological psychology.”
From Productive pluralism: The coming of age of ecological psychology. (2024) · cites this paper as Turvey et al., 1981
Edward Reed was already sketching his biological approach at the time he co-authored the response to Fodor and Pylyshyn that served as the foundation of the physical approach.
“Interestingly, although Edward Reed was at that time already sketching the outlines of his biological approach (see e.g.,Reed & Jones, 1977), he co-authored the response to Fodor and Pylyshyn's criticisms(Turvey et al., 1981) that served as the foundation of the physical approach.”
From Productive pluralism: The coming of age of ecological psychology. (2024) · cites this paper as Turvey et al., 1981
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- Authors
- Turvey, M. T., Shaw, R. E., Reed, E. S., & Mace, W. M.
- Affiliations
- Haskins Laboratories (US)
- University of Connecticut (US)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Trinity College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Turvey, M.T.
- ORCID
- Turvey, M.T.
- Venue
- Cognition
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1981-01
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 237-304
- ISSN
- 0010-0277 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2050373104
- Cited by
- 679
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 40 · 2019: 22 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 16 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 17 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 12
- FWCI
- 17.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cognition (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Embodied and Extended Cognition
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Keywords
- reference, language as social action, reflexive practice, situated action, theory of reference, language behavior
- MeSH terms
- Ecology, Humans, Motor Activity, Perception, Psychological Theory
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