The theory of unconscious inference was developed by Treisman in the 1990's. is closely related to the "likelihood principle". describes the use of algortithms in perception. is incompatible with Gestalt psychology.

The theory of unconscious inference is closely related to the "likelihood principle".

Explanation:

Inference is using the available data on reality, to deduce from one thing another, leading an idea to a result and draw the conclusion that seems most  likely (probable) to us (or to draw from one or more propositions a new proposition). Decisions generally contain a variable amount of uncertainty and we must risk choosing a conclusion-decision when acting. The greatest representative of this theory was the German Herman Von Helmholtz (1821-1894), a physicist, physician, physiologist, and mathematician. The perception of objects is carried out through inferences that take as a starting point the data provided by the senses and stored by memory.