Low-level sensory processes play a more crucial role than high-level cognitive ones in the size-weight illusion.

The size-weight illusion (SWI) pertains to the experience of perceiving the smaller of two equally weighted objects as heavier. Competing theories to explain the illusion can be generally grouped into cognitive and sensory theories, which place more importance on top-down processing of cognitive exp...

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Main Authors: Cody G Freeman, Elizabeth J Saccone, Philippe A Chouinard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222564