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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.

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Autor principal: Francis, Gregory
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pion 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3485847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23145278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/i0519ic
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spelling pubmed-34858472012-11-09 The same old New Look: Publication bias in a study of wishful seeing Francis, Gregory Iperception i-Comment 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. Pion 2012-03-22 /pmc/articles/PMC3485847/ /pubmed/23145278 http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/i0519ic Text en Copyright © 2012 G Francis http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This open-access article is distributed under a Creative Commons Licence, which permits noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction, provided the original author(s) and source are credited and no alterations are made.
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