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Unconscious knowledge: A survey.

Luís M Augusto¹

¹Institute of Philosophy, Faculty of Letters, University of Porto, Portugal.

Advances in Cognitive Psychology

|August 5, 2011

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Unconscious knowledge is key to understanding cognition, yet it remains unfamiliar to many psychologists. This paper surveys research, exploring pathways to a discipline of unconscious knowledge and its shared features.

Keywords:

measures of unconscious knowledge unconscious mental processes (perception, learning, memory, thinking, decision making)unconscious/implicit knowledge

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience
Philosophy of Mind

Background:

Unconscious knowledge is crucial for understanding human thought processes.
The broader psychological community lacks familiarity with this concept.
Existing research on cognitive processes offers potential integration pathways.

Purpose of the Study:

To survey current psychological research on cognitive processes.
To identify pathways for integrating research into a discipline of unconscious knowledge.
To promote further research by discussing challenges to unconscious cognition.

Main Methods:

Literature review of current psychological research on cognitive processes.
Analysis of existing studies to identify common features of unconscious knowledge.
Discussion of challenges facing the acceptance of unconscious cognition.

Main Results:

The field of unconscious knowledge has a discernible history.
Several shared features exist across different types of unconscious knowledge.
Significant challenges impede the postulation of unconscious cognition within psychology.

Conclusions:

Unconscious knowledge is a fundamental concept requiring greater psychological attention.
Further research is needed to establish a formal discipline of unconscious knowledge.
Addressing community skepticism is vital for advancing the study of unconscious cognition.