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| Author(s): |
Nobre, Alexandre de Pontes
;
de Melo, Gabriela Mueller
;
Shanks, David R.
Total Authors: 3
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS; v. 140, p. 3-pg., 2022-07-26. |
| Abstract | |
Two recent meta-analyses on inattentional blindness (Kreitz, Pugnaghi, & Memmert, 2020; Nobre et al., 2020) concluded that objects can be processed implicitly even when attention is directed elsewhere. However, signs of publication bias are evident in both of these meta-analyses. Here, we employed multiple tools to correct for publication bias in the data aggregated in those meta-analyses. Analyses using the Precision-Effect Test (PET) and robust Bayesian meta-analysis (RoBMA) suggest that the estimates in the original meta-analyses were inflated, together with strong evidence of publication bias. Indeed, the data are consistent with no overall implicit effects. We suggest that more evidence, particularly from well-powered pre-registered experiments, is needed before solid conclusions can be drawn regarding implicit processing during inattentional blindness. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 20/09284-5 - Predictive signals in the fovea during saccade planning |
| Grantee: | Gabriela Mueller de Melo |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |