Conscious and Unconscious Mentality: Examining their Nature, Similarities, and Differences (Current Issues in Consciousness Research)

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Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
List of Contributors
Preface
1 Introduction: Mapping the Contrasts and Parallels Between the Conscious and Unconscious Mind
	Acknowledgements
	References
Part I Conceptual Issues
	2 Conscious and Unconscious Qualities: Conceptual Relations Between Phenomenality, What-It’s-Likeness, and Consciousness
		2.1 Introduction
		2.2 Breaking the Tight Connection Between Phenomenality, Consciousness, and What-It’s-Likeness
			2.2.1 Phenomenality and Consciousness
			2.2.2 Phenomenality and What-It’s-Likeness
			2.2.3 Consciousness and What-It’s-Likeness
		2.3 Conclusion
		Acknowledgements
		Notes
		References
	3 Blindsight Is Unconscious Perception
		3.1 Introduction
		3.2 Signal Detection Theory and Psychometric Procedures
		3.3 Is Colour Blindsight Graded Conscious Perception?
		3.4 Colour Constancy in Blindsight: Concluding Remarks
		Notes
		Acknowledgements
		References
	4 Against Unconscious Volition
		4.1 Introduction
		4.2 The Gonochoric Conception of Mentality
		4.3 Volition and Volitional Agency
		4.4 The Master Argument
		4.5 Objections and Replies
			4.5.1 Minimal Actions and the Exercise of Expertise
			4.5.2 Volition and the Readiness Potential
			4.5.3 Relational Accounts of Consciousness
		4.6 Back to the Gonochoric Conception of Mentality
		Acknowledgements
		Notes
		References
	5 On the Alleged Misrepresentation Problem: (Not a Problem for HOT Theories. Not a Problem for Any Theory, Really.)
		5.1 Introduction
		5.2 Relational HOT Theories
		5.3 Non-Relational HOT Theories
		5.4 That There Is No Such Thing as the Misrepresentation Problem
			5.4.1 That the Misrepresentation Problem Is Not a Problem for Relational Hot Theories
		5.5 Conclusion
		Acknowledgements
		Notes
		References
Part II Methodological Issues
	6 Methodological Considerations for the Study of Mental Qualities
		6.1 Methodological Issues Facing Intrinsic Consciousness
		6.2 Lack of Support
		6.3 Explaining the Appeal
		6.4 A Science of Qualitative Character
		6.5 Empirical Grounding
		6.6 Misrepresentation and the Origin of Consciousness
		6.7 Appearance and Reality
		References
	7 Can Structuralist Theories Be General Theories of Consciousness?
		7.1 Introduction: Consciousness and Phenomenal Individuation
		7.2 What Is Neurophenomenal Structuralism?
		7.3 Structuralism as Restricted to Individuation of Character
		7.4 Structuralism as a General Theory of Consciousness
		7.5 Conclusion
		Acknowledgements
		Funding
		Notes
		References
	8 The Old and New Criterion Problems
		8.1 Introduction
		8.2 Signal Detection Theory and the Criterion Problem
		8.3 Solving the Criterion Problem
			8.3.1 A Post Hoc Analysis-Based Solution
			8.3.2 A Task-Based Solution
		8.4 The New Criterion Problem
			8.4.1 What Is the Criterion All About?
			8.4.2 Solving the New Criterion Problem: Case Study 1
			8.4.3 Solving the New Criterion Problem: Case Study 2
		8.5 Conclusion
		Acknowledgments
		Notes
		References
Part III Unconscious Qualities in Perception and Emotion
	9 The Brain-Based Argument for Unconscious Sensory Qualities
		9.1 Introduction
		9.2 Arguments for Unconscious Sensory Qualities
			9.2.1 The Behavioural Argument
			9.2.2 The Brain-Based Argument
		9.3 The ‘Finishing Line’
		9.4 Concluding Remarks
		Acknowledgments
		Notes
		References
	10 Troubles With the Orthogonality Thesis
		10.1 Introduction
		10.2 Counterexamples
		10.3 A Speculative Outline of the One-Factor View
		Acknowledgements
		Notes
		References
	11 Unconsciously Smelling Self and Others
		11.1 Introduction
		11.2 Framework for Olfactory Consciousness
		11.3 Smelling Ourselves
		11.4 Smelling Others
			11.4.1 Family Smells
			11.4.2 Smelling Social Chemistry
			11.4.3 Smelling Sick
			11.4.4 Chemosignaling
			11.4.5 Your Feeling’s Smell
		11.5 Conclusion: Implications for the Sense of Self
		Acknowledgements
		Notes
		References
	12 A Feeling Theory of Unconscious Emotions
		12.1 Introduction
		12.2 Prinz and Kriegel’s Feeling Theories
		12.3 The Problem for Prinz and Kriegel
		12.4 Diagnosing the Underlying Difficulty for Prinz and Kriegel
		12.5 Replies
		12.6 A Different Feeling Theory of Emotions
		Notes
		References
Part IV Attention, Degrees of Consciousness, and Graduality
	13 Degrees of Attention and Degrees of Consciousness
		13.1 The Structure of Consciousness and the Structure of Attention
		13.2 Towards a Degrees–degrees Model
		13.3 Attentional Blink
		13.4 Dimensions of Consciousness
		13.5 Beyond Conscious Contents
		13.6 The Unconscious–conscious Transition
		Acknowledgements
		Notes
		References
	14 Template Tuning and Graded Consciousness
		14.1 Introduction
		14.2 Graded Consciousness
		14.3 Race/biased Choice-Models of Perception
		14.4 The Template Tuning Theory of Perception
		14.5 Template Tuning Theory and Graded Consciousness
		Acknowledgements
		Notes
		References
	15 Colour Bit-By-Bit: The Puzzle of Colour Development
		15.1 Introduction
		15.2 The Problem of Colour Learning
			15.2.1 Of Parents and Mobiles
			15.2.2 A Closer Look: The Puzzle of Colour Development
		15.3 How Colour Vision Begins
			15.3.1 Contrast Encoding
			15.3.2 Partners in Visual Processing
		15.4 Human Chromatic Development
			15.4.1 From Birth to Eight Months
		15.5 Colour Vision: What Is Missing?
		Notes
		References
	16 (Un)conscious Perspectival Shape and Attention Guidance in Visual Search: A Reply to Morales, Bax, and Firestone (2020)
		16.1 Introduction
		16.2 The P-Shapes Debate and the Phenomenal Similarity Explanation
		16.3 The Explanation From Unconscious Pre-Attentive Guidance
		16.4 Comparing the Explanations
			16.4.1 Parsimony
			16.4.2 Long Duration of Exposure
			16.4.3 Effect Size
		16.5 Conclusion
		Authors’ Note
		Acknowledgements
		Notes
		References
Index