The Same Old New Look: Publication Bias in a Study of Wishful Seeing

A recent study reported evidence of “wishful seeing,” where observers reported seeing a desired object as being closer than other objects. A statistical analysis of the experimental findings reveals evidence of publication bias in the study, so the existence of wishful seeing remains unproven.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gregory Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-04-01
Series:i-Perception
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1068/i0519ic