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Researchers can use confidence-based procedures to reliably assess conscious perception. These methods interpret metacognitive indicators as valid measures of consciousness for scientific and practical use.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Studying consciousness requires reliable methods to determine if stimuli are consciously perceived.
  • Existing methods for assessing conscious perception face challenges in validity and accuracy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce and evaluate confidence-based procedures for assessing conscious perception.
  • Address common objections to the use of these metacognitive indicators in consciousness research.

Main Methods:

  • Review and analysis of confidence-based procedures.
  • Assessment of the validity and accuracy of interpreting metacognitive indicators as consciousness markers.

Main Results:

  • Confidence-based procedures are presented as a viable family of methods for consciousness research.
  • The validity of these procedures for assessing consciousness is supported.
  • The accuracy of confidence-based procedures is deemed sufficient for most practical and scientific applications.

Conclusions:

  • Confidence-based procedures offer a valid approach to measuring conscious perception.
  • These methods are sufficiently accurate for current research needs in psychology and philosophy.
  • Confidence-based procedures are recommended for use in the study of (un)conscious perception.