Problems for the Purported Cognitive Penetration of Perceptual Color Experience and Macpherson’s Proposed Mechanism
Fiona Macpherson (2012) argues that various experimental results provide strong evidence in favor of the cognitive penetration of perceptual color experience. Moreover, she proposes a mechanism for how such cognitive penetration occurs. We argue, first, that the results on which Macpherson relies do...
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| description | Fiona Macpherson (2012) argues that various experimental results provide strong evidence in favor of the cognitive penetration of perceptual color experience. Moreover, she proposes a mechanism for how such cognitive penetration occurs. We argue, first, that the results on which Macpherson relies do not provide strong grounds for her claim of cognitive penetrability; and, second, that, if the results do reflect cognitive penetrability, then time-course considerations raise worries for her proposed mechanism. We base our arguments in part on several of our own experiments, reported herein. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1f9bb81345a44d1d98ac690bbb24713f2022-12-22T01:20:55ZengNew Prairie PressThe Baltic International Yearbook of Cognition, Logic and Communication1944-36762014-12-01910.4148/1944-3676.1085Problems for the Purported Cognitive Penetration of Perceptual Color Experience and Macpherson’s Proposed MechanismSteven Gross 0Thitaporn Chaisilprungraung1Elizabeth Kaplan2Jorge Aurelio Menendez3Jonathan Flombaum 4Johns Hopkins University, USAJohns Hopkins University, USAJohns Hopkins University, USAJohns Hopkins University, USAJohns Hopkins University, USAFiona Macpherson (2012) argues that various experimental results provide strong evidence in favor of the cognitive penetration of perceptual color experience. Moreover, she proposes a mechanism for how such cognitive penetration occurs. We argue, first, that the results on which Macpherson relies do not provide strong grounds for her claim of cognitive penetrability; and, second, that, if the results do reflect cognitive penetrability, then time-course considerations raise worries for her proposed mechanism. We base our arguments in part on several of our own experiments, reported herein.http://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1085&context=biyclcperceptual color experiencecognitive penetrationcolor perception |
| spellingShingle | Steven Gross Thitaporn Chaisilprungraung Elizabeth Kaplan Jorge Aurelio Menendez Jonathan Flombaum Problems for the Purported Cognitive Penetration of Perceptual Color Experience and Macpherson’s Proposed Mechanism The Baltic International Yearbook of Cognition, Logic and Communication perceptual color experience cognitive penetration color perception |
| title | Problems for the Purported Cognitive Penetration of Perceptual Color Experience and Macpherson’s Proposed Mechanism |
| title_full | Problems for the Purported Cognitive Penetration of Perceptual Color Experience and Macpherson’s Proposed Mechanism |
| title_fullStr | Problems for the Purported Cognitive Penetration of Perceptual Color Experience and Macpherson’s Proposed Mechanism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Problems for the Purported Cognitive Penetration of Perceptual Color Experience and Macpherson’s Proposed Mechanism |
| title_short | Problems for the Purported Cognitive Penetration of Perceptual Color Experience and Macpherson’s Proposed Mechanism |
| title_sort | problems for the purported cognitive penetration of perceptual color experience and macpherson s proposed mechanism |
| topic | perceptual color experience cognitive penetration color perception |
| url | http://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1085&context=biyclc |
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