550 – Books, books, and more books. Webinars, workshops, and responses to YouTube comments!
The Perception & Action Podcast
Release Date: 09/23/2025
569 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chaps 6-7 (JC 62)
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Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we look at Chapters 6 and 7 from Gibson’s “1979 book”: The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception Links: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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568 – Representations with Andrew Wilson
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A discussion with Andrew Wilson about representations? What are they exactly? Why do people propose we need them? Can we really have a non-representational theory of behavior? Articles: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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567 – An Ecological Account of Previewing and Using Advance Information
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How can we understand the cognition involved in route previewing (for example, as is commonly used in rock climbing and alpine skiing) and using advance information (for example, about an opponent’s tendencies) from an ecological dynamics perspective? Articles: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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566 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chaps 5 (JC 61)
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Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we discuss Chapter 5 from Gibson’s “1979 book”: The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception. What is the ambient optic array? Links: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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565 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception, Chaps 3-4 (JC 60)
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Looking at Chapters 3 and 4 from Gibson’s “1979 book”: The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception Links: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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564 – Ecological Cognition IV: Decision Making
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Looking at decision-making from an ecological perspective. From a mental event that follows perception and precedes action to a phenomenon that emerges from the performer-environment interaction. Links: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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563 – Gibson, The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception (JC 59)
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Join Andrew, Marianne, and me as we start a new book. Looking at Chapters 1 and 2 from Gibson’s “1979 book”: The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception Links: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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562 – Ecological Cognition III: Radical Embodied Cognitive Science (part 1)
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Continuing the journey in understanding the Ecological approach to cognition by looking at Tony Chemero’s book: Radical Embodied Cognitive Science. Conceptualizing cognition in terms of agent-environment dynamics instead of computation and representation. What is RECS, and where did these ideas come from? Links: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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561 – An Ecological Dynamics Account of Flow in Sport
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Looking at an ecological dynamics account of the experience of flow as a way to illustrate some of the key concepts in understanding the ecological view of cognition. Links: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
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560 – Ecological Cognition II: Resonance
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What the heck does the brain do in Ecological Dynamics, if it isn’t computing, processing, or representing? An introduction to the concept of Resonance. Articles: Credits: The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com
info_outlineA smorgasbord of stuff to celebrate my 550th episode “milestone”! 3 new books!! A webinar and workshop. Ways to organize a workshop. And having some fun with YouTube comments.
Books:
Enhancing skill in American football: Revolutionizing practice design for transfer to game day
The advanced ecological approach to skill development
Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching Tennis
Webinars & Workshops:
Police Workshops Preview: https://youtu.be/b0Vh_P25IY8?si=aO51HsPPNb98sV7O
Book a workshop with me! Contact: admin@perceptionaction.com
My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles)
Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc)
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Credits:
The Flamin' Groovies – Shake\Some Action
Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy
via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com