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    "pk": 49694,
    "title": "Manipulating Predictive Focus Improves the Taste Appreciation of Coffee",
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    "abstract": "Predictive processing plays a fundamental role in perception and decision-making. However, prediction can sometimes undermine our accurate evaluation of perceptual information. This study aimed to demonstrate this undermining effect in taste appreciation for everyday scenarios and to improve appreciation through targeted manipulations of predictive focus. We conducted cognitive experiments in which participants evaluated high-quality coffee with unusual flavors. We hypothesized that the initial appreciation would be low because of the coffee's unusual flavors, resulting in negative prediction errors. However, by directing the predictive focus toward specific taste features through instructions, we expected to observe an improvement in their appreciation. Our results support this hypothesis, suggesting that manipulating predictive focus can improve taste appreciation.",
    "language": "eng",
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    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "Psychology; Perception; Predictive Processing; cognitive neuropsychology"
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    "section": "Papers with Poster Presentation",
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    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1pd007sh",
    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Chiyu",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Maeda",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Osaka University",
            "department": ""
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        {
            "first_name": "Toshimasa",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Yagi",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "ALTALENA Co. Ltd.",
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        {
            "first_name": "Satoshi",
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            "last_name": "Nishida",
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            "institution": "National Institute of Information and Communications Technology",
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    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2025-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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