When believing is seeing: The role of predictions in shaping visual perception.

The study investigated the influence of predictions on perception—in particular, how strong but erroneous prediction coupled with poor sensory data can trigger misperceptions. Using signal detection, we tested whether predictions induced by a semantic cue change the recognition threshold (criterion)...

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Publicado en:Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Vol. 64; no. 9; pp. 1743 - 1772
Autores principales: Król, Magdalena Ewa, El-Deredy, Wael
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd September 2011
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