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SUMMARY:No evidence for a difference in Bayesian reasoning for egocentric 
 versus allocentric spatial cognition - Stella Wernicke
DTSTART:20250116T160000Z
DTEND:20250116T170000Z
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CONTACT:Adam Triabhall
DESCRIPTION:This week we will discuss and debate a very recent paper by Ne
 gen (2024).\n\nAbstract: “Bayesian reasoning (i.e. prior integration\, c
 ue combination\, and loss minimization) has emerged as a prominent model f
 or some kinds of human perception and cognition. The major theoretical iss
 ue is that we do not yet have a robust way to predict when we will or will
  not observe Bayesian effects in human performance. Here we tested a propo
 sed divide in terms of Bayesian reasoning for egocentric spatial cognition
  versus allocentric spatial cognition (self-centered versus world-centred)
 . The proposal states that people will show stronger Bayesian reasoning ef
 fects when it is possible to perform the Bayesian calculations within the 
 egocentric frame\, as opposed to requiring an allocentric frame. Three exp
 eriments were conducted with one egocentric-allowing condition and one all
 ocentric-requiring condition but otherwise matched as closely as possible.
  No difference was found in terms of prior integration (Experiment 1)\, cu
 e combination (Experiment 2)\, or loss minimization (Experiment 3). The co
 ntrast in previous reports\, where Bayesian effects are present in many eg
 ocentric-allowing tasks while they are absent in many allocentric-requirin
 g tasks\, is likely due to other differences between the tasks–for examp
 le\, the way allocentric-requiring tasks are often more complex and memory
  intensive” (Negen\, 2024).\n\nReference: Negen\, J. (2024). No evidence
  for a difference in Bayesian reasoning for egocentric versus allocentric 
 spatial cognition. PloS One\, 19(10)\, e0312018. https://doi.org/10.1371/j
 ournal.pone.0312018
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