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Re-representing consciousness: dissociations between experience and meta-consciousness
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A distinction is drawn between non-conscious (unexperienced), conscious (experienced), and meta-conscious (re-represented) mental processes. There is evidence for two types of dissociations between consciousness and meta-consciousness, the latter being defined as the intermittent explicit re-representation of the contents of consciousness. Temporal dissociations occur when an individual, who previously lacked meta-consciousness about the contents of consciousness, directs meta-consciousness towards those contents; for example, catching one's mind wandering during reading. Once meta-consciousness is triggered, translation dissociations can occur if the re-representation process misrepresents the original experience, such as when one verbally reflects on non-verbal experiences or takes stock of subtle or ambiguous experiences.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Schooler, J. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Corresponding author
- Schooler, Jonathan W.
- Venue
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2002-08
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 339-344
- ISSN
- 1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1970099525
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- References
- 62
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- FWCI
- 2.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Fetzer Institute
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Free Will and Agency
- Keywords
- meta-consciousness, consciousness, re-representation, temporal dissociation, mind wandering, subjective experience, metacognition
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