TY - JOUR
T1 - Breadth and limits of the affordance concept
AU - Stoffregen, Thomas A.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Kirlik (this issue) reviews my recent (Stoffregen, 2003b) definition of affordance and suggests that it is too broad. Kirlik argues that the concept of affordance should include only things that are opportunities for action. In replying, I agree that affordance should be restricted to opportunities for action. However, I argue that action can and should include the great majority of animate behavior and possibly all of it. Finally, I argue that the concept of affordance is not unbounded but rather has strict limits.
AB - Kirlik (this issue) reviews my recent (Stoffregen, 2003b) definition of affordance and suggests that it is too broad. Kirlik argues that the concept of affordance should include only things that are opportunities for action. In replying, I agree that affordance should be restricted to opportunities for action. However, I argue that action can and should include the great majority of animate behavior and possibly all of it. Finally, I argue that the concept of affordance is not unbounded but rather has strict limits.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15326969eco1601_11
DO - 10.1207/s15326969eco1601_11
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:4344704847
SN - 1040-7413
VL - 16
SP - 79
EP - 85
JO - Ecological Psychology
JF - Ecological Psychology
IS - 1
ER -