Public Perceptions of the Unconscious

9:45-10:45 AM PDT KEYNOTE (60 minutes) – 1 CE

Public Perceptions of the Unconscious Magda Osman, PhD, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom

Dr. Osman is Reader in Experimental Cognitive Psychology at Queen Mary University of London. She is an Alan Turing Research Fellow, Head of the Dynamic Learning and Decision-Making Lab, and head of the Centre for Mind in Society. Her research interests cover a range of areas that include decision-making, learning, problemsolving, biases, risk and uncertainty, agency and control, and the unconscious.

The presentation introduces work that has been carried out of the last four years, examining public perceptions of the unconscious, and manipulation of the unconscious in real world contexts such as advertising, political campaigning, social media, therapy (e.g. hypnosis). These findings show that across countries and irrespective of demographics, people show remarkable consistency in the understanding of the unconscious and associated concepts.

Learning Objectives:

 Describe the value of assessing the validity and reliability of materials used to examine an especially nebulous concept.  Describe ways that people share more in common, and have stable views of the unconscious, that cut across political, religious, age, gender and educational divides, as well as across countries, and across time.

10:45-11:00 AM PDT Poster Blitz #1 (15 minutes)

During the Poster Blitz, several poster authors will present brief summaries of their posters. See the conference website for more information.

11:00-11:30 AM PDT Poster Session #2 (30 minutes)

During the Poster Session, authors will be available to discuss their posters with attendees..

11:30AM -12: Noon PDT Lunch Break