| Title |
Bayesian inference and “truth”: a comment on Hoffman, Singh, and Prakash
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.3758/s13423-014-0795-y |
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| Authors |
Jacob Feldman |
| Abstract |
Hoffman, Singh, and Prakash (in press) argue that veridicality is neither required nor achieved by the visual system, and propose a new framework in which the literal truth of perceptual inferences plays no role. In this brief comment, I concur with and advocate their basic position, though I go on to argue that Bayesian inference already embodies a similar epistemological stance. |
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