Unconscious Process (Noun)
Meaning
A mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Examples
- The patient's unconscious process of repression caused her to forget the traumatic event entirely.
- Studies suggest that intuition is often the result of an unconscious process that quickly evaluates information without our direct awareness.
- Freud believed that the unconscious process of projection allows people to attribute their own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to others.
- The artist's use of bold colors and shapes was an unconscious process that reflected her emotional state at the time.
- Researchers have found that the unconscious process of priming can influence our thoughts and behaviors in subtle yet significant ways.