The Purple Perils

A selection of James J. Gibson’s unpublished essays on the psychology of perception

Edited by John Pittenger, Edward S. Reed, Myeong Kim, and Lisa Best

Copyright © 1997 by Eleanor J. Gibson. All rights reserved.


Production of this collection was made possible by support from the Marie Wilson Howells bequest to the Department of Psychology of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The editors thank Paula Puffer for applying her excellent desktop publishing skills to the final stages of this project. Correspondence about the collection may be sent to John Pittenger, Department of Psychology, UALR, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204 or, by e-mail to JBPITTENGER@UALR.EDU. Production of this collection was completed in November 1996.

James Gibson in the mid 1970's. Photo by Hugh Coffman.

James Gibson in the mid 1970’s. Photo by Hugh Coffman.

Half page photo of purple peril with Gibson's handwriting in pencil (upper left)
Half page photo of purple peril with Gibson’s handwriting in pencil (upper left)