Conscious and Unconscious processes

Unconscious Processes

All mental processes that one is not aware of. What is not actively being paid attention to

Heuristics

Common mental shortcuts

Conscious Process

Mental processes that one is aware of

Inattentional Blindness

Most incoming sensory info is unconscious unless actively paid attention to

Exclusivity

No other obvious explanation for the event, other than consciously willing it to be

3 factors that create the illusion of conscious will

Priority, Consistency, Exclusivity

Split-brain experiments

Unconscious processing in right hemisphere

Blindsight

Unconscious processing of visual information

Priority

Thought of event precedes the event

Consistency

thought of the event matches the actual event