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The Present Kept Borrowing Color From the Past
Serial dependence biased judgments of a slowly changing object toward its earlier hue.
Summary
Serial dependence biased judgments of a slowly changing object toward its earlier hue.
Observers watched a cartoon object change color gradually and then reported the hue they perceived. Across a one-shot study and three follow-up experiments, reports were pulled toward earlier states, with the bias growing as more of the change unfolded. The experiments support serial dependence as an active mechanism behind slow change blindness rather than simple inattention alone.
Why it matters
Serial dependence biased judgments of a slowly changing object toward its earlier hue.
Limits and context
No additional limitation was separately recorded.
Key claims
Serial dependence biased judgments of a slowly changing object toward its earlier hue.
Evidence: source-2026-08-03-003
Sources
- BMC Biology: serial dependence and slow change blindnessBMC · secondary reporting
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