PSC 152 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Automaticity, Intentionality, Controllability
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Bargh argues that more than 95% of cognition happens unconsciously. Place in our minds for storing unacceptable feelings & desires. Freud thought these thoughts were often sexual. Things we don"t like about ourselves & don"t want to think about. Memories that cause us psychological pain (ex: events from childhood) Freud relied on introspection & case studies. So his research was not very scientific (lacks validity) Collection of mental processes that are inaccessible to conscious. Not seen as a place in the mind stored for unpleasant memories. Yet still influence our judgments & behaviors. Contemporary view sees unconscious thoughts as adaptive. Freud saw unconscious thoughts as contribution toward mental illness. Ex: being able to make decisions quickly is a survival advantage. Freud only had 2 (unconscious & conscious ) We have little direct access to own mental processes that cause judgment & behavior. Existence of a stimulus that influenced some response (ex: subliminal priming)
