Historicizing affordance theory: A rendezvous between ecological psychology and cultural-historical activity theory

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Historicizing affordance theory : A rendezvous between ecological psychology and cultural-historical activity theory. / Pedersen, Sofie; Bang, Jytte Susanne.

In: Theory & Psychology, Vol. 26, No. 6, 2016, p. 731–750.

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Pedersen, S & Bang, JS 2016, 'Historicizing affordance theory: A rendezvous between ecological psychology and cultural-historical activity theory', Theory & Psychology, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 731–750. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354316669021

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Pedersen, S., & Bang, J. S. (2016). Historicizing affordance theory: A rendezvous between ecological psychology and cultural-historical activity theory. Theory & Psychology, 26(6), 731–750. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354316669021

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Pedersen S, Bang JS. Historicizing affordance theory: A rendezvous between ecological psychology and cultural-historical activity theory. Theory & Psychology. 2016;26(6):731–750. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354316669021

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Pedersen, Sofie ; Bang, Jytte Susanne. / Historicizing affordance theory : A rendezvous between ecological psychology and cultural-historical activity theory. In: Theory & Psychology. 2016 ; Vol. 26, No. 6. pp. 731–750.

Bibtex

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