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Serial effects are optimal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2019

Guido Marco Cicchini Open the ORCID record for Guido Marco Cicchini [Opens in a new window]  and
David C. Burr
Guido Marco Cicchini
Affiliation:
CNR Institute of Neuroscience, Pisa, 56124, Italy. cicchini@in.cnr.itwww.pisavisionlab.org/cicchini
David C. Burr
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Pharmacology and Child Health, University of Florence, 50139, Italy. dave@in.cnr.itwww.pisavisionlab.org/burr
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Abstract

In the target article, Rahnev & Denison (R&D) use serial effects as an example of suboptimality. We show here that serial effects can be beneficial to perception, serving to reduce both error and response times in a near-optimal fashion. Furthermore, serial effects for stable attributes are positive, whereas those for changeable attributes are negative, demonstrating that they are engaged flexibly to optimize performance.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e229
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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