Confidence is higher in touch than in vision in cases of perceptual ambiguity
Abstract The inclination to touch objects that we can see is a surprising behaviour, given that vision often supplies relevant and sufficiently accurate sensory evidence. Here we suggest that this ‘fact-checking’ phenomenon could be explained if touch provides a higher level of perceptual certainty...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018-10-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34052-z |