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L H Mens1, E L Leeuwenberg

  • 1University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance
|November 1, 1988
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This study investigated pattern interpretation, finding that a second-best interpretation is actively, though suppressed, present alongside the primary choice. This supports theories emphasizing the quality of the final representation in perception.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Visual Perception
  • Computational Neuroscience

Background:

  • Ambiguous pattern interpretation involves a rivalry between preferred and second-best options.
  • Previous theories debated whether the second-best interpretation is concurrently present or simply less preferred.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if a second-best interpretation is a suppressed, concurrently present mental representation.
  • To differentiate between theories focusing on representation quality versus processing efficiency.

Main Methods:

  • Participants viewed a complete pattern followed by a subpattern with very short onset asynchrony.
  • Subpatterns presented corresponded to the best, second-best, or an odd interpretation of the complete pattern.
  • Subjects selected the presented subpattern from three options, with response bias corrected.

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Main Results:

  • Corrected scores showed a relative facilitation for the second-best interpretation.
  • This facilitation supports the hypothesis of a "hidden" or concurrently present second-best interpretation.
  • Results align with theories prioritizing the quality of the final perceptual representation.

Conclusions:

  • The second-best interpretation is not merely a less preferred alternative but an actively suppressed, co-existing representation.
  • Perceptual theories should account for the richness and quality of the final mental representation.
  • Processing models focused solely on speed and economy may not fully explain complex interpretation phenomena.