Clarifying signal detection theoretic interpretations of the Müller-Lyer and sound-induced flash illusions.
In a recent article, Witt, Taylor, Sugovic, and Wixted (2015) made several claims about the way the Müller-Lyer and sound-induced flash illusions should influence the signal detection theory criterion and sensitivity measures, c and d'. Here, we address some crucial conceptual inconsistencies in their simulation of the Müller-Lyer illusion and clarify a previous analysis of the sound-induced flash illusion from the literature that is misinterpreted in their discussion. Alternative signal detection theoretic interpretations of both illusions are offered.
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USAjknotts@g.ucla.edu.
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