Measuring the unconscious mind
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Are we able to measure what is happening in the unconscious? If so, how?
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This solution explores the question of measuring the unconscious mind.
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Skepticism continues as to whether unconscious processes can be measured. However, studies point to "markers" such as the cognitive markers of semantic activation. According to Greenwald, Draine, & Abrams (1996), visually-marked prime words were shown to influence the meaning of target words. To clarify, judgments or actions have the potential for interpretation based on perceptual measurement. The problem occurs in attempts to measure these perceptions has been in the research approach or apparatus used that has failed to register the ...
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