nonconscious

adj.

1. describing that which is not explicitly in the contents of conscious experience.

2. describing any cognitive process or event that is not available to introspection or report.

3. a synonym for unconscious. Compare preconscious; subconscious.

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Psychology term of the day

February 22nd 2025

conditioning of attitudes

the formation or change of an attitude as a result of the association of an attitude object with a pleasant or unpleasant stimulus in the environment. Attitudes may be conditioned via classical conditioning or operant conditioning processes.