Citation

Uhlmann ERICLUIS, Pizarro DA, Bloom PJ. J. Theory Soc. Behav. 2008; 38(3): 293-322.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Executive management Committee, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1468-5914.2008.00372.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Recent work within psychology demonstrates that unconscious cognition plays a central role in the judgments and actions of individuals. We distinguish between two basic types unconscious social cognition: unconsciousness of the influences on judgments and actions, and unconscious of the mental states (i.e., attitudes and feelings) that give rise to judgments and actions. Influence unconsciousness is corroborated by strong empirical evidence, but unconscious states are difficult to verify. We discuss procedures aimed at providing conclusive evidence of state unconsciousness, and apply them to recent empirical findings.