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Is it always so? Unexpected visions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2020

Jan B. Deręgowski Open the ORCID record for Jan B. Deręgowski [Opens in a new window]  and
Benjamin W. Tatler
Jan B. Deręgowski
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School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, AberdeenAB24 3FX, UK. j.b.deregowski@abdn.ac.ukb.w.tatler@abdn.ac.uk
Benjamin W. Tatler
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen, AberdeenAB24 3FX, UK. j.b.deregowski@abdn.ac.ukb.w.tatler@abdn.ac.uk
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Abstract

If we consider perceptions as arising from predictive processes, we must consider the manner in which the underlying expectations are formed and how they are applied to the sensory data. We provide examples of cases where expectations give rise to unexpected and unlikely perceptions of the world. These examples may help define bounds for the notion that perceptual hypotheses are direct derivatives of experience and are used to furnish sensible interpretations of sensory data.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 43 , 2020 , e128
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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