The Psychology of your 20s 391. The unconscious vs. conscious mind
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Mar 2, 2026 They unpack the split between deliberate thinking and fast, automatic processing. Ancient ideas and Freud’s topographical model are traced to modern research. You hear how habits, advertising, and early learning shape automatic responses. Practical steps for spotting and reshaping runaway patterns are previewed in short, actionable segments.
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Conscious Mind Is The Slow Storyteller
- The conscious mind is slow, limited, and constructs a narrative from partial data.
- Jemma Sbeg compares it to a spokesperson or CEO who interprets and presents what the unconscious 'staff' supplies.
Unconscious Mind Runs Rapid Evaluations
- The unconscious handles rapid evaluation, action preparation, associative learning and gut reactions before conscious awareness.
- Jemma uses micro‑expressions and instant unease examples to show how the body knows before you do.
We Rationalize Invisible Influences
- People confabulate reasons for choices they don't actually understand.
- Jemma reviews Nisbett and Wilson's clothing‑rack study where participants picked the furthest-right item yet invented texture-based justifications.