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social science subjects > social research > philosophy and the social sciences > philosophy and psychology > unconscious social behavior

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unconscious social behavior  

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  • Psychological explanations attribute social behavior to the individual's mental states—the thoughts, feelings, and desires that cause the individual to act in a particular way toward others. While the cognitive revolution in social psychology appeared to emphasize the role of conscious cognition in social interaction, a recent trend has been to underscore the role of unconscious cognitive processes automatically evoked by stimulus inputs and executed outside phenomenal awareness and voluntary control. [Source: Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences; Unconscious Social Behavior]

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