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    Subjective visual perception is not always unbiased. How we categorize stimuli before responding significantly impacts reported visibility, challenging previous assumptions about visual processing.

    Area of Science:

    • Cognitive psychology
    • Neuroscience
    • Visual perception

    Background:

    • Subjective reports of visual stimuli are often assumed to be unbiased.
    • Previous research explored neurophysiological mechanisms of subjective visual disappearances.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate potential systematic biases in reporting subjective visual states.
    • To examine the influence of categorization level on stimulus visibility reports.

    Main Methods:

    • Participants reported stimulus visibility via key depression during steady visual stimulation.
    • Experiments compared reporting of unitary stimulus disappearance versus disappearance of stimulus parts.
    • Findings were corroborated using afterimages and steady fixation conditions.

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    Main Results:

    • Reported stimulus visibility is influenced by the categorization level prior to response.
    • The duration of stimulus disappearance is longer when reporting unitary changes compared to part changes.
    • Peripheral factors like eye movements do not adequately explain these findings.

    Conclusions:

    • Subjective reports of visual perception can be systematically biased by cognitive categorization.
    • Caution is advised when interpreting studies on subjective visual disappearances, especially those inferring neurophysiological mechanisms.