The Audacity of Reuben Baron in Advancing the Social and the Ecological

Reuben Baron was one of the earliest adopters in social psychology of James Gibson's ecological approach to perception and action. Over three decades he worked to advance ecological perspectives within social psychology, as well as encouraging his ecological colleagues to acknowledge the centra...

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Published in:Ecological psychology 2024-10, Vol.36 (4), p.240-250
Main Author: Hodges, Bert H.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Perception
Psychology
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Summary:Reuben Baron was one of the earliest adopters in social psychology of James Gibson's ecological approach to perception and action. Over three decades he worked to advance ecological perspectives within social psychology, as well as encouraging his ecological colleagues to acknowledge the centrality of the social to their work. This article presents some of Baron's important contributions to an ecological approach to social perception and action, including the mutual constitution of groups and individuals; the possibility of accurate social perception; the importance of values as the framework for ecological accounts of coordination; and how actions might contribute to the development of trust, cooperation, and reconciliation in situations of conflict. His contributions to social psychology and to ecological science were rich and diverse; they reveal his integrity, his passion, and his caring.
ISSN:1040-7413
1532-6969
DOI:10.1080/10407413.2024.2377660