I suppose signal detection theory might have something to contribute here. I've experienced them, too, mainly in the car where road vibration or radio speaker vibration might set off a "false alarm". The BMJ article broke it down by medical specialty/status. Perhaps it occurs more when the psychological cost of a false positive is substantially lower than the cost of a false negative.
Bill Scott >>> David Epstein 12/21/10 9:37 AM >>> On Tue, 21 Dec 2010, roig-rear...@comcast.net went: > I experience these occasionally, especially when I am driving. Anyone else? > > http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c6914.abstract?etoc Yes. I keep my cellphone clipped to the outer portion of my pants pocket on "vibrate," and I've had occasional phantoms for years. Even in a still, silent room. --David Epstein da...@neverdave.com --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: wsc...@wooster.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13058.902daf6855267276c83a639cbb25165c&n=T&l=tips&o=7404 or send a blank email to leave-7404-13058.902daf6855267276c83a639cbb251...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7407 or send a blank email to leave-7407-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
