When visibility and priming have an inverse relationship: A successful replication of Vorberg et al., 2003
Psychonomic Bulletin & Review August 1, 2026 Shanglin Yang, Jeffrey N. Rouder
In this study, we replicate a striking dissociation of consciousness from action. The dissociation comes from Vorberg et al. (2003) who explored whether metacontrast-masked stimuli still prime subsequent actions. In metacontrast masking, stimuli are rendered less visible by increasing the time between it and a subsequent mask (ISI). Vorberg et al. demonstrated that as stimuli were less visible...