PerceptionPub Date : 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1177/03010066251379267
Tim S Meese
{"title":"An eye to AI, part II: Consciousness without qualia.","authors":"Tim S Meese","doi":"10.1177/03010066251379267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03010066251379267","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49708,"journal":{"name":"Perception","volume":" ","pages":"3010066251379267"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145207946","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PerceptionPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-06-16DOI: 10.1177/03010066251345994
Bruno Laeng, Morten Øvervoll, Ece Aybike Ala-Pettersen
{"title":"Original art paintings are chosen over their \"color-rotated\" versions because of changed color contrast.","authors":"Bruno Laeng, Morten Øvervoll, Ece Aybike Ala-Pettersen","doi":"10.1177/03010066251345994","DOIUrl":"10.1177/03010066251345994","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Rotating colors (digitally within CIELAB color space) of an artistic painting is thought to keep constant all aspects of the painting except the hues. When observers are asked to select the preferred image among color-rotated images the \"original\" version of the artwork is typically selected, while the hue transformed images are rejected. We hypothesized that color contrast may be reduced after such digital rotations, which was supported by feature analyses. We also found that when the original painting or rotations were viewed individually, they did not differ in both hedonic ratings and pupil responses, though observers selected the original paintings in a forced-choice test. Hence, we generated versions of the paintings where color contrast was either enhanced or reduced and forced-choice experiments (online or in the lab) confirmed that the higher color contrast image within a pair was preferred (regardless of whether the image was an original painting or not). Eye tracking revealed that images with relatively higher contrast captured attention. We conclude that previous reports of a preference for the original artworks may have reflected reductions in color contrast of the color-rotated alternatives. These findings point to color contrast as a potential esthetic primitive feature but at the same time cast some doubts on relying exclusively on the results of forced choice tests for revealing genuine esthetic preferences.</p>","PeriodicalId":49708,"journal":{"name":"Perception","volume":" ","pages":"780-814"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12417619/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144303388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PerceptionPub Date : 2025-09-30DOI: 10.1177/03010066251379266
Tim S Meese
{"title":"An eye to AI, part I: Understanding without consciousness.","authors":"Tim S Meese","doi":"10.1177/03010066251379266","DOIUrl":"10.1177/03010066251379266","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49708,"journal":{"name":"Perception","volume":" ","pages":"3010066251379266"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145202048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PerceptionPub Date : 2025-09-29DOI: 10.1177/03010066251379016
Kyara C Nasser Oesterreich, Matthew C Fysh, Markus Bindemann
{"title":"Avatars versus the people: Photo-realism, spontaneous detection and trait inferences of digitised faces.","authors":"Kyara C Nasser Oesterreich, Matthew C Fysh, Markus Bindemann","doi":"10.1177/03010066251379016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03010066251379016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Technologies aiming to imitate human faces are becoming increasingly realistic. This study investigates a facial imitation technology that is becoming widespread - digital characters of people for presentation in virtual reality. Avatar faces were created from high-resolution 3D scans of real people. Across a series of four experiments, the photo-realism of these avatar faces was compared with passport-style face photographs of the same persons. In Experiments 1 and 2, these stimuli could be distinguished with high accuracy when a direct comparison of avatars and photographs was possible. In contrast, discrimination accuracy decreased when avatars and photographs were encountered in isolation, while awareness that avatar faces had been encountered was also low. Experiments 3 and 4 showed that avatars and face photographs generate similar trait inferences of attractiveness, dominance and trustworthiness. In cases where differences between avatars and photographs emerge, analysis of viewing patterns indicates that these originate from the eye region of these stimuli, which receive more fixations in avatars than face photographs. These findings demonstrate that the visual realism of avatars can closely resemble that of face photographs, particularly in contexts in which realism is not explicitly evaluated. Differences between avatars and photographs become more apparent when participants are cognizant and able to make direct comparisons.</p>","PeriodicalId":49708,"journal":{"name":"Perception","volume":" ","pages":"3010066251379016"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unisensory temporal processing abilities across modalities in neurotypical children and young adults.","authors":"Shahida Chowdhury, Jillian Martin, Jeffrey J Hutsler, Fang Jiang","doi":"10.1177/03010066251371947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03010066251371947","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sensory signals from multiple modalities presented close in time are often integrated, building a coherent and meaningful multisensory perceptual world. A better understanding of our perception requires characterization of how the nervous system detects and encodes unisensory cues in time. There are very few studies that have focused on the development and individual variabilities in temporal aspects of unisensory signal processing in neurotypical populations across modalities. Using a temporal order judgment (TOJ) task, this study explored individual differences in the temporal processing of unisensory (auditory, tactile, and visual) stimuli in neurotypical children and young adults. We examined whether the precision of unisensory temporal processing and perceptual synchrony for unisensory stimuli can be influenced by participants' age, cognition, and sensory responsiveness profiles. Performance in each of the unisensory TOJ tasks, measured in temporal order judgment threshold (JND) and reaction time (RT), showed significant improvement with age. On the other hand, perceptual synchrony, measured in Point of Subjective Simultaneity (PSS), remained stable with age across modalities. Although cognitive abilities and sensory responsiveness patterns could not predict the individual variability in unisensory temporal precision or perceptual synchrony for this group of subjects, results from this study show a developmental trajectory of unisensory temporal sensitivity from childhood to young adulthood.</p>","PeriodicalId":49708,"journal":{"name":"Perception","volume":" ","pages":"3010066251371947"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145082341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PerceptionPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-06-16DOI: 10.1177/03010066251350245
Dennis M Shaffer, Montse Juarez, Brooke Hill
{"title":"Angle of regard influences slant perception independent of distance.","authors":"Dennis M Shaffer, Montse Juarez, Brooke Hill","doi":"10.1177/03010066251350245","DOIUrl":"10.1177/03010066251350245","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is well established that observers overestimate the surface orientation of geographical, virtual, and man-made hills. We investigated whether the <i>v'</i> theory-that observers use the angle of regard-or the relationship between the direction of gaze and the slope of the hill, to make their slope estimates. We tested whether the perceived steepness of hills changes across dramatic differences in eye heights across a wide range of surface orientations, while controlling for distance of the surface from the observer. We found that people use the angle of regard to make their slope estimates across a wide range of surface orientations and eye heights while controlling for distance, standing on the surface, and posture. The dramatic manipulation in eye height caused corresponding changes in slope perception as predicted by the angle of regard. The angle of regard seems to be a perceptual regularity that is constant across changes of position of the observer and surface slope, and also predicts observed changes in eye height and distance of the surface from the viewer.</p>","PeriodicalId":49708,"journal":{"name":"Perception","volume":" ","pages":"715-727"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144303385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PerceptionPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-06-03DOI: 10.1177/03010066251342011
Oriente Pimentel, Erick G Chuquichambi, Charles Spence, Carlos Velasco
{"title":"The diatonic sound of scent imagery.","authors":"Oriente Pimentel, Erick G Chuquichambi, Charles Spence, Carlos Velasco","doi":"10.1177/03010066251342011","DOIUrl":"10.1177/03010066251342011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research investigates crossmodal correspondences between auditory stimuli, specifically musical modes, and olfactory mental imagery, represented by fragrance families. Building on the emerging literature on crossmodal correspondences, this research explores different mechanisms that might help to explain these crossmodal correspondences such as their shared connotative meaning and identity-based meaning. The first study evaluated the fragrance families and subfamilies and musical modes and assessed potential mechanisms behind these associations. The second study examined the associations between the musical modes and fragrance families and subfamilies through a matching task. The results revealed consistent matches between different musical modes and corresponding fragrance families and subfamilies, indicating a crossmodal association between auditory and olfactory mental imagery. What is more, major modes were perceived as brighter and less intense, and were more liked than minor modes, with floral and fresh fragrances similarly rated as brighter and more liked than oriental and woody fragrances. These results suggest that crossmodal correspondences between auditory and olfactory stimuli are influenced by brightness, intensity, and hedonic factors. Understanding such crossmodal associations can potentially benefit various fields, including marketing, product design, and those interested in creating multisensory experiences.</p>","PeriodicalId":49708,"journal":{"name":"Perception","volume":" ","pages":"689-714"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12326031/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144210066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PerceptionPub Date : 2025-09-01Epub Date: 2025-05-26DOI: 10.1177/03010066251337353
Bastian Jaeger, Berno Bucker, Jacques van der Meulen, Mark van Vugt
{"title":"Face value: The effect of facial aesthetic treatment on first impressions and partner preferences.","authors":"Bastian Jaeger, Berno Bucker, Jacques van der Meulen, Mark van Vugt","doi":"10.1177/03010066251337353","DOIUrl":"10.1177/03010066251337353","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People across cultures engage in various practices that alter their appearance (e.g., makeup, tanning, facial aesthetic treatment). Theories in social and evolutionary psychology propose that the primary function of these practices is to create an appearance perceived more positively by others, ultimately resulting in more favorable outcomes in social, romantic, or professional relations. In two preregistered studies that improved upon and extended prior work, we tested the effect of popular types of minimally invasive facial aesthetic treatment on how people are perceived by others. Study 1 (2,720 raters, 114 targets) showed that treatment significantly increased perceived attractiveness (a 0.09-point change on a seven-point scale), but not perceived approachability (e.g., trustworthiness) or capability (e.g., competence). Study 2 (481 raters, 81 targets) showed that treatment significantly increased targets' desirability as a short-term romantic partner (a 0.10-point change on a seven-point scale) and as a platonic friend (a 0.08-point change on a seven-point scale), but not their desirability as a long-term romantic partner. Thus, our results suggest that a single session of minimally invasive facial aesthetic treatment leads to more positive perceptions on dimensions related to attractiveness, but these effects are relatively small.</p>","PeriodicalId":49708,"journal":{"name":"Perception","volume":" ","pages":"651-673"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12326030/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144144187","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of subjective visual verticality and visual dependence on balance function in older adults using a smartphone-based virtual reality system.","authors":"Shota Hayashi, Tomohiko Kamo, Hirofumi Ogihara, Yuta Tani, Kazuya Hoshino, Kazutaka Kobayashi, Tatsuya Igarashi, Akira Kimura","doi":"10.1177/03010066251342006","DOIUrl":"10.1177/03010066251342006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Balance is controlled by visual, somatosensory, and vestibular sensory inputs. Older adults rely on visual information for balance control, and those with a history of falls have been reported to exhibit higher visual dependence. Additionally, high visual dependence may affect velocity-related parameters, such as gait speed. However, whether visual dependence is related to specific measures of postural control in older adults remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between visual dependence and balance in older adults. This was a single-center, cross-sectional, observational study involving 50 healthy older adults with a mean age of 72.0 ± 4.6 years. Visual dependence was assessed by measuring the static and dynamic subjective visual vertical (SVV) using a smartphone-based virtual reality method. Balance function was assessed using stabilometry and the mini-balance evaluation systems test (Mini-BESTest). The main outcome was medial-lateral sway velocity. Multivariate analysis was performed with each balance function (Mini-BESTest score, sway path, amplitude, and mean sway velocity) as the dependent variable and age, height, static SVV, and visual dependence as the independent variables. The results indicated that visual dependence was significantly associated with medial-lateral mean sway velocity in the eyes-closed foam surface condition (β = 0.41, <i>p</i> = .011, <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.19). This suggests that older adults with high visual dependence may experience reduced static balance under conditions of limited visual and somatosensory inputs. These findings highlight the importance of considering visual dependence in balance assessment and rehabilitation programs for older adults with balance disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":49708,"journal":{"name":"Perception","volume":" ","pages":"674-688"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144175507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PerceptionPub Date : 2025-08-18DOI: 10.1177/03010066251366184
Anna Metzger, Callie Dugan, Matteo Toscani
{"title":"The similarity with a face presented in central vision improves face recognition in peripheral vision.","authors":"Anna Metzger, Callie Dugan, Matteo Toscani","doi":"10.1177/03010066251366184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03010066251366184","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The fovea, with its high concentration of cone photoreceptors, results in increased sensitivity and visual acuity, while the periphery, with its lower contrast sensitivity and resolution, provides better spatial summation. Despite these differences, our experience of the visual field remains detailed and uniform, supported by the influence of central vision on peripheral vision. There is evidence that recognition of simple shapes in the periphery is enhanced by the presence of a similar shape in central vision. However, it is unclear whether such mechanisms generalise to more complex stimuli, such as faces. In a face matching task, we found that having a similar face in central vision improved face matching performance in the periphery. This suggests that general mechanisms govern the interaction between central and peripheral vision in recognising faces.</p>","PeriodicalId":49708,"journal":{"name":"Perception","volume":" ","pages":"3010066251366184"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144876494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}