Social cognition largely operates in an implicit mode

Evidence

Much social cognition occurs in an implicit mode. This conclusion comes from a reinterpretation of many findings that indicate the importance of implicit operation of attitudes, and of the self-esteem attitude in particular, and also from existing and new evidence for the implicit operation of stereotypes. By adding this conception of the implicit mode to existing knowledge of the explicit mode of operation of social psychology’s basic constructs, the scope of those constructs is extended substantially. In addition, many possibilities for application in decisionmaking settings are suggested by interpreting social judgment in terms of an interaction of implicit and explicit social cognition. — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition, 269

Categorization

• DEFINE: Key to the reader’s purpose: establishes that the authors’ ‘implicit mode’ claim rests on reinterpreted evidence, not just their own findings.
• XREF: connects to: Awareness of prior influence marks the boundary separating implicit cognition from priming effects — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition: Attitudes,…, 40; Laboratory models of unconscious cognition enabled research on implicit social cognition — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition: Attitudes,…, 273; Implicit social cognition research reveals prejudice operating below conscious awareness (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Implicit social cognition research reveals prejudice operating below conscious awareness #exemplifies (0.90)
• Stereotypes can operate implicitly outside conscious awareness #exemplifies (0.88) — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition, 193
• Laboratory models of unconscious cognition enabled research on implicit social cognition #expands (0.82) — Anthony G. Greenwald and Mahzarin R. Banaji, Implicit Social Cognition, 273
• Unconsciously primed concepts trigger corresponding behaviors in people #exemplifies (0.80)
• People read other minds by applying learned implicit theories about behavior #exemplifies (0.78)
• Conscious social identity can change while influences stay unconscious #expands (0.75) — Brandon Randolph-Seng, Darcy A. Reich, and Kenneth G. DeMarree, On the Nonconscious Antecedents of…, 37