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So far a great overview of the picture of the unconscious mind painted by modern cognitive/social psychology of experimental bent. We are not aware, often can't be aware, of how we perceive objects, interpret language, make value judgments, and a lot of other activities we usually deem to require conscious effort are routinely performed without our attending to them explicitly - and that's often to our chagrin, too.
— Apr 17, 2021 11:00PM
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zynphull
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Though it started like a pop psych book, filled with cute examples and (questionable) experimental assumptions, this book has started getting to me. Until five or so years ago I'd always been skeptical about the existence of an "unconscious". Being very verbal, I was too reliant on the power of rational/conscious/verbal thinking to believe my body/mind could want unspoken things. And yet, here I am, doing my nails.
— Apr 27, 2021 07:13AM
zynphull
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Now the past few pages have been dedicated to bashing on the blind context insensitivity of psychometrics. Rightfully so, my inner social theorist would say.
— Apr 18, 2021 12:02AM
