Unconscious inference
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title:
Unconscious inference
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In perceptual psychology, unconscious inference, also referred to as unconscious conclusion, is a term coined in 1867 by the German physicist and polymath Hermann von Helmholtz to describe an involuntary, pre-rational and reflex-like mechanism which is part of the formation of visual impressions. While precursory notions have been identified in the writings of Thomas Hobbes, Robert Hooke, and Francis North as well as in Francis Bacon's Novum Organum, Helmholtz's theory was long ignored or even d
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Involuntary aspect of visual perception
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconscious_inference
date created:
2013-11-11T10:01:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T01:52:09Z
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