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[Subconscious image recognition].

D Hofer¹, W J Perrig

¹Institut für Psychologie, Universität Basel.

Zeitschrift Fur Experimentelle Und Angewandte Psychologie

|January 1, 1990

Summary

Unconscious information storage influences behavior. Even when figures are not consciously identified, prior exposure significantly speeds up later recognition, demonstrating hidden memory effects.

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience
Human Information Processing

Background:

Unconscious processing plays a role in human behavior.
Distinguishing between conscious and unconscious information storage is crucial for understanding cognition.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the influence of unconsciously stored information on subsequent behavior.
To demonstrate that information, even if not consciously perceived, can be retained and affect performance.

Main Methods:

Two experiments were conducted involving a learning phase with embedded figures and a test phase using a perceptual identification task.
Subjects were exposed to images with hidden embedded figures, ensuring they could not be consciously identified.
Performance was measured by the speed of naming previously embedded figures in a clarification task.

Main Results:

The experimental group, exposed to embedded figures during learning, showed significantly faster response times in the naming task compared to the control group.
This indicates that the unconsciously perceived figures were stored and facilitated later recognition.
Results support the existence of a non-conscious information storage mechanism.

Conclusions:

Human information storage can occur at both sensori-perceptual and conceptual levels.
Sensori-perceptual information is non-symbolic, modality-bound, and supports unconscious reactivations.
Conceptual information is symbolic, meaningful, and consciously accessible.

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