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The myth of pure perception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2017

Gerald L. Clore  and
Dennis R. Proffitt
Gerald L. Clore
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400. gclore@virginia.edu drp@virginia.edu www.people.virginia.edu/~gc4q www.people.virginia.edu/~drp
Dennis R. Proffitt
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400. gclore@virginia.edu drp@virginia.edu www.people.virginia.edu/~gc4q www.people.virginia.edu/~drp
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Abstract

Firestone & Scholl (F&S) assume that pure perception is unaffected by cognition. This assumption is untenable for definitional, anatomical, and empirical reasons. They discount research showing nonoptical influences on visual perception, pointing out possible methodological “pitfalls.” Results generated in multiple labs are immune to these “pitfalls,” suggesting that perceptions of physical layout do indeed reflect bioenergetic resources.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 39 , 2016 , e235
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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