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Anticipation of Random Future Events

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Anticipation Across Disciplines

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I will present the evidence, albeit apparently paradoxical, that some seconds before the perception of random events of different arousal levels (e.g. a pleasant or an unpleasant sound), our neuro- and psychophysiological systems, show a reaction correlated with them. In this chapter I will describe the phenomenon, review the available evidenceand I’ll try to explain this phenomenon and the possible practical applications.

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    Expectation bias arises when a random sequence including multiple repetitions of the same stimulus type (e.g. five non-arousing stimuli) produces an expectation in the participant that the next stimulus should be of another type (e.g. an arousing stimulus). Expectation bias can also arise when experimenters use non-equiprobable stimuli in an attempt to account for known emotional adaptation effects (e.g. a 2:1 ratio of calm to emotional images).

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  1. Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale, Università di Padova, Padua, Italy

    Patrizio Tressoldi

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    Mihai Nadin

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Tressoldi, P. (2016). Anticipation of Random Future Events. In: Nadin, M. (eds) Anticipation Across Disciplines. Cognitive Systems Monographs, vol 29. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22599-9_2

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