A look into the ideas of ecological psychology with the legendary Harry Heft and host Andrea Hiott. Known for his renowned contributions to environmental and ecological psychology, Heft discusses the concept of affordances, a term coined by JJ Gibson, and its application across various fields. He traces the intellectual lineage from William James to Gibson, emphasizing a relational rather than dualistic approach to understanding perception and action. The conversation spans affordances in cultural contexts, the significance of immediate experience, the importance of teaching and the dynamic relationship between humans and their environment.Video click here.Show notes click here.
00:00 Introduction to Relational Thinking00:45 Affordances and Cultural Domain01:20 Navigating Without Maps01:42 Animacy and Historical Context02:09 Welcome and Guest Introduction02:54 Exploring Affordances with Harry Heft07:25 Upcoming Conversations and Reflections08:46 Harry Heft's Journey into Environmental Psychology12:38 Understanding Ecological Psychology21:08 Behaviorism and Perception37:54 Affordances in Design and Interaction40:59 The Power of Affordances in AI and Robotics42:54 Affordances in Cultural Contexts43:58 Wayfinding and Navigation: A Deeper Dive47:04 Cognitive Maps and Perception01:00:26 The Evolution of Gibson's Theories01:12:30 Teaching and Environmental Awareness01:17:30 Acts of Love in Teaching and WritingAffordances in the Body
Biography:"Prof. Heft has been on the Denison faculty since 1976. His graduate training was in an interdisciplinary program concerning the relationship between psychological processes and the environment. At Denison, he has been a recipient of the Charles A. Brickman Award for Teaching Excellence. He has also been elected as a Fellow in both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. Dr. Heft serves on the Editorial Boards of the journals “Environment & Behavior” and “William James Studies,” and he is the Book Review Editor for the “Journal of Environmental Psychology.” He teaches courses in environmental psychology, history and systems of psychology, and cultural psychology.'
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