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ArticlePeerJ2018

The material-weight illusion is a Bayes-optimal percept under competing density priors.

Megan A K Peters, Ling-Qi Zhang, Ladan Shams

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Article in PeerJ, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The cost of aiming for the best answers: Inconsistent perception.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Megan A K Peters *Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA, United States of America.
Ling-Qi Zhang *Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America.
Ladan ShamsDepartment of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The material-weight illusion (MWI) is one example in a class of weight perception illusions that seem to defy principled explanation. In this illusion, when an observer lifts two objects of the same size and mass, but that appear to be made of different materials, the denser-looking (e.g., metal-look) object is perceived as lighter than the less-dense-looking (e.g., polystyrene-look) object. Like the size-weight illusion (SWI), this perceptual illusion occurs in the

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Bayesian hierarchical causal inferenceHeaviness perceptionMaterial-weight illusionSize-weight illusionVisuohaptic perception

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PMID30324029
PMCPMC6186408

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