The Size-Weight Illusion is not anti-Bayesian after all: a unifying Bayesian account

When we lift two differently-sized but equally-weighted objects, we expect the larger to be heavier, but the smaller feels heavier. However, traditional Bayesian approaches with “larger is heavier” priors predict the smaller object should feel lighter; this Size-Weight Illusion (SWI) has thus been l...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Megan A.K. Peters, Wei Ji Ma, Ladan Shams
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2016-06-01
Subjects:	Size-Weight Illusion Hierarchical causal inference Bayesian inference Heaviness perception
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/2124.pdf