With easy problems and/or sufficient time available, direct retrieval may be fast enough, while with difficult problems and/or little time plausibility judgments may come into play.
In analogy with previous ERP studies on visual lexical decision [ 26, 30, 31] and on the verification of simple multiplication problems [ 20, 22, 23], we interpret the negativity as an instance of the N400 effect, reflecting lexico-semantic processing, and the positivity as a late positive component (LPC), reflecting plausibility judgments and/or expectancy.
Providing a credible neural mechanism not only helps to defuse the criticism that accounts like Ainslie's ignore the neuropsychological differences between addicts and ordinary agents, it also increases the overall plausibility of judgment-shift based accounts of loss of control more generally.
The plausibility of this judgment might be questioned.
First, the theory portrays the assessment of plausibility as an exercise of judgment that involves employment of various criteria such as coherence, consistency, simplicity, consilience and more.
The judgment of plausibility should be grounded in scientific analysis.
In general, judgments of plausibility are made after a claim has been formulated, but prior to rigorous testing or proof.
This task requires a high level of cooperation among the main stakeholders in accessing, collecting and interpreting information that supports their ability to make a judgment about the plausibility of the emerging performance story.
The task requires a high level of cooperation among the main stakeholders in accessing, collecting and interpreting information that supports their ability to make a judgment about the plausibility of the emerging performance story.
