''Ecological Psychology'' is a quarterly

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covering

ecological psychology Ecological psychology is the scientific study of the relationship between perception and action, grounded in a direct realist approach. This school of thought is heavily influenced by the writings of Roger Barker and James J. Gibson and stands ...

. It was established in 1989 and is published by

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. It is the official journal of the International Society for Ecological Psychology. The

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since 2020 has been is Michael J. Richardson (

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). According to the ''

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'', the journal has a current 5-year

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of 2.4, with a 5 year ranking average of 62 out of 152 journals in the category "Psychology, Experimental". Its major focus is on problems of perception, action, cognition, communication, learning, development, behavioural dynamics, and evolution in all species, to the extent that those problems are related to whole animal-environment systems. Human experimental psychology, developmental/social psychology, animal behavior, human factors, fine arts, communication, computer science, philosophy, physical education and therapy, speech, etc., can be considered as significant contributors.

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