The selected research topic is the connection of the conscious perception and non-conscious perception with the person’s experience. The main assumption guiding the research on this topic is that people’s both conscious and non-conscious perception can be based on the previous experiences (Badgaiyan, 2012). Thus, having the certain experience associated with perceived objects and situations, people continue to perceive other details consciously and non-consciously (Tsuchiya, Wilke, Frässle, & Lamme, 2015). The main constructs to discuss in relation to the topic are consciousness, perception, and experience because, using his or her consciousness, a person makes sense of the perceived processes and compares them with the experience.
This topic is interesting to be researched in detail because today, there are many discussions of perception issues in the popular culture, and they are also associated with the aspects of the individual’s conscious and non-conscious processes.
Many characters with unique perception qualities are depicted in shows. Thus, it is important to study the issue from the researcher’s perspective. The field of general psychology allows researching the variety of issues, and the proposed topic is important to this specialization because it contributes to the research on the people’s perception and aspects of consciousness as there are many gaps in debates on these concepts. The perception processes are studied today from new perspectives.
The topic was rarely discussed in relation to the experience concept; therefore, it is important to find out whether the conscious and non-conscious perception can be influenced by the experience. Furthermore, it is interesting whether the non-conscious perception is really observed. Finally, the third question is whether there are significant differences between conscious perception and non-conscious perception processes.
References
Badgaiyan, R. D. (2012). Nonconscious perception, conscious awareness and attention. Consciousness and Cognition, 21(1), 584-586.
Tsuchiya, N., Wilke, M., Frässle, S., & Lamme, V. A. (2015). No-report paradigms: Extracting the true neural correlates of consciousness. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 19(12), 757-770.