Originally Posted by Helmet Head
Yes. This is probably correct. According to the cognitive science experts who study inattentional blindness, we do believe we KNOW what our minds process, but in actuality we do not.
Who says that we need to 'know' what our minds process? Our minds process tons of data that we are never consciously aware of. Just because people can't recall seeing a gorilla on a basketball court does not mean that their senses didn't notice or that their minds did not process the information. That is where your pet example was flawed - confusing ones ability to recall information with one's ability to process information. Indeed, are you now contradicting your own 'autopilot', where claim you do things while riding without even thinking about it. Are you saying that while on autopilot, you are apt to have inattentional blindness because a car is two lanes over and make a cell phone call?
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