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On the goal-dependency of unconscious thought
Recent research has shown that unconscious thought can improve the quality of complex decisions (Dijksterhuis, 2004; Dijksterhuis, Bos, Nordgren & Van Baaren, 2006). In the present research we investigate whether unconscious thought is goaldependent. In four experiments participants were given information pertaining to a decision problem or to an impression formation problem. Subsequently, they were either given time to think consciously about the information or they were distracted for some time, during which they could engage in unconscious thought. Of the participants that were distracted however, some were given the goal to further process the information, whereas others were not given such a goal. Our experiments clearly show that unconscious thought is goal-dependent. Without a goal, people do not engage in unconscious thought.
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Seite(n): 1114-1120
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Englisch
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Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
- Bibliographic citation
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Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44(4)
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Psychologie
Allgemeine Psychologie
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Bos, Maarten W.
Dijksterhuis, Ap
Baaren, Rick B. van
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Veröffentlichung
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Niederlande
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2008
- DOI
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-253766
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- Bos, Maarten W.
- Dijksterhuis, Ap
- Baaren, Rick B. van
Time of origin
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