Perception of an ambiguous figure is affected by own-age social biases
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 1 replication of this study. Recorded outcomes: 1 mixed. The earliest on record is from 2021.
Replications
- Age biases the judgment rather than the perception of an ambiguous figure, Brouwer et al. (2021). Scientific Reports. Outcome recorded: statistically successful but flawed.
We replicate the difference in age estimates, but find no relationship between participants' age and their perception of the ambiguous figure. This leads us to conclude that the positive relationship between participants' age and their age estimates of the ambiguous 'my wife/mother-in-law' figure is better explained by the own-age anchor effect [...]. Our results disqualify the original finding as an example of cognitive penetrability: the participants' age biases their…
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Nicholls, M. E. R., Churches, O., & Loetscher, T. (2018). Perception of an ambiguous figure is affected by own-age social biases. Scientific Reports, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-31129-7
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