Optimizing subjective measures of consciousness.
Morten Overgaard, Bert Timmermans, Kristian Sandberg, Axel Cleeremans
Consciousness and Cognition June 2010 DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2009.12.018 (opens in new tab)
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| Key points | Argues that confidence ratings and post-decision wagering are problematic measures of conscious experience and seem less suited to that purpose than a direct introspective measure, contrary to Dienes and Seth's (2010) conclusion that the two methods are comparable and recommendable. The authors attribute the divergent recommendations to methodological differences between the experiments. |
Abstract
Dienes and Seth (2010) conclude that confidence ratings and post-decision wagering are two comparable and recommendable measures of conscious experience. In a recently submitted paper, we have however found that both methods are problematic and seem less suited to measure consciousness than a direct introspective measure. Here, we discuss the methodology and conclusions put forward by Dienes and Seth, and why we think the two experiments end up with so different recommendations.
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