Perceptual judgments made better by indirect interactions: Evidence from a joint localization task.

ABSTRACT: Others' perceptual judgments tend to have strong effects on our own, and can improve perceptual judgments when task partners engage in communication. The present study investigated whether individuals benefit from others' perceptual judgments in indirect interactions, where outcomes of individual decisions can be observed in a shared environment. Participants located a target in a 2D projection of a 3D container either from two complementary viewpoints (Experiment 1), or from a single viewpoint (Experiment 2). Uncertainty about the target location was high on the front-back dimension and low on the left-right dimension. The results showed that pairs of participants benefitted from taking turns in providing judgments. When each member of the pair had access to one complementary perspective,

SUBMITTER: Voinov PV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5667753 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature