Overall, the results imply that mixture suppression favors perception of sweet carbohydrates in foods at the expense of other potentially harmful ingredients, such as high levels of sodium (saltiness) and potential poisons or spoilage (bitterness and sourness).
By contrast, Eastern societies are collectivistic, in which the group holds greater importance than the individual, favoring perception biases towards the relationship between objects (but see [18]).
"Because of this mechanism," explains Robin S. Cohen, a Los Angeles based psychoanalyst, "not only are we biased to favor perceptions that are in line with our beliefs, but we are also very likely to organize our world in order to only experience things that conform to our own ideas.
All the exhibits were not separated spatially and visually in order to favor a perception of continuity and interconnection among the various themes and experiences, like a "web of knowledge".
Western societies are individualistic, encouraging the development of individual goals, which would favor the perception of focal object in a context [17].
Predictability of masking sounds may reduce backward masking (that caused by noise following the signal) due to a learning effect (Kidd and Feth 1982; Moore 2003, pp. 107 116), which in turn may favor speech perception.
But isn't it possible that Donaghy, when he called the officials who worked the controversial Game 6 of the 2002 Lakers-Sacramento series "company men" who "wanted to extend the series," was offering his perception of favored colleagues based on their perception of what would make the boss happy?
"This Is What Rock n' Roll Looks Like" garnered mixed reviews from critics, most of whom were shocked by Porcelain Black's image and sounds but favored her apparent perception of herself as the "offspring" of fellow musicians Britney Spears and Marilyn Manson and their individual styles.
+ Positive perception favoring the adoption of the CTM; - Negative perception representing a barrier to adoption.
As in many other traditional societies, boys are favored because of the perception that girls lack economic value — they are not seen as breadwinners and must be married off early.
The observed quality of public kindergartens was generally better than the observed quality of private kindergartens, but principals', teachers', and parents' perceptions generally favored private kindergartens.
