Situated Psychology: A Sketch.
Rasmus Birk, Sarah Kirkegaard Jensen, Noomi Matthiesen, Bo Allesøe Christensen
Integrative psychological & behavioral science July 31, 2025 DOI: 10.1007/s12124-025-09927-2 via PubMed
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractSituated psychology is a new concept that draws on traditions like ecological psychology, situated learning theory, 4E cognition, and critical psychology. It understands situatedness as involving environment, culture, relations, and context, but not merely as a framework for behavior. The article provides a theoretical outline of this perspective.
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| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Externalism Jean lave Situated learning William james |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key finding | Situated psychology is a multifaceted theoretical perspective that treats situatedness as integral to behavior, not just a backdrop. |
Abstract
This article-and this special issue-focuses on situated psychology. The purpose of this article is to provide a brief theoretical outline of what situated psychology is. If the reader wonders why they are not immediately familiar with the term 'situated psychology,' there is a simple explanation: it is a new concept (except for Phillip Cushman's argument that psychology should be "historically situated" (Cushman, 1990). However, despite the novelty of the name for the concept, it draws on a wide range of psychological traditions-ecological psychology, situated learning theory, 4E cognition, critical psychology, and more. The ambition of this article is thus to unfold a multifaceted theoretical perspective that understands situatedness as involving environment/culture/relations/context, but also as something other than just a framework within which human behavior unfolds.