Psychologists

Eleanor Gibson

Citation Formats

General Reference

Psychology Atlas. "Eleanor Gibson." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://psychology.interactiveatlas.org/psychologists/eleanor-gibson.

APA Style

Psychology Atlas. (n.d.). Eleanor Gibson. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://psychology.interactiveatlas.org/psychologists/eleanor-gibson

BibTeX

@misc{psychologyatlas-eleanor-gibson,
  author = {Psychology Atlas},
  title = {Eleanor Gibson},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://psychology.interactiveatlas.org/psychologists/eleanor-gibson},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

American psychologist known for pioneering research on perceptual development in infants.

Facts

Birth Date

1910-12-07 1

Birth Year

1910 1

Death Date

2002-12-30 1

Death Year

2002 1

Birthplace

Peoria, Illinois 1

Death Place

Columbia, South Carolina 1

Nationality / Culture

American 1

Defining Contribution

With Richard Walk, designed the 1960 visual cliff apparatus demonstrating that human infants perceive depth and avoid an apparent drop by the time they can crawl. 2

Notable Work

Visual cliff experiment; perceptual learning and differentiation theory 1

Cross-Tradition Connections