Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
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The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T1Z4, Canada

Biography

Rowena Kong is currently working at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC V6T1Z4, Canada.  Rowena Kong is research interests includes Unconscious thinking; Cognition; Attention; Cognition and Learning; Mental health; Sensory or Physical Needs; Psychological well-being. Rowena Kong serving as an editorial member and reviewer of several international reputed Journals. Rowena Kong has successfully completed his Administrative responsibilities. Rowena Kong has authored of many research articles/books related to Psychology.

Publications

• Short Communication   
  Is Deliberation without Attention of Unconscious Thought Sufficiently Supported with Neuroscientific Evidence?
  Author(s): Rowena Kong*
  
  The unconscious-thought theory has been proposed to be a way of thinking which works differently from conscious attention but with higher capacity that caters better to a complex decision-making process. A study on deliberation-without- attention effect hypothesis was carried out which lends support to the formulation of the above theory. This commentary addresses the limitations of the study procedures and the unconscious-thought theory in terms of poorly defined concepts and distinctions from conscious thought, underexplored neural representation of unconscious thought and confounders which could have influenced participants’ judgment of their decision-making outcome. Further exploration of theory should consider possible association between unconscious thought processing and priority access to long-term memory content based on the theory’s principle of high capacity wor.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2161-0487.19.9.364

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