implicit
(adjective)
Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed.
Examples of implicit in the following topics:
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Detail on Types of Long-Term Memory
- Long-term memory consists of conscious explicit (declarative) and unconscious implicit (procedural) memory; both can be stored indefinitely.
- Long Term Memory can be subdivided into different types based on whether the information is conscious (i.e., explicit) or unconscious (i.e., implicit) to the individual .
- In contrast to explicit (conscious) memory, implicit memory involves procedures for completing actions.
- Athletic skills are one example of implicit memory.
- Rehearsing for a dancing or musical performance would be another example of implicit memory.
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Long-Term Memory
- Long-term memory can be broken down into two categories: explicit and implicit memory.
- In contrast to explicit (conscious) memory, implicit (also called "unconscious" or "procedural") memory involves procedures for completing actions.
- Athletic skills are one example of implicit memory.
- Rehearsing for a dance or musical performance is another example of implicit memory.
- Implicit memories differ from the semantic scripts described above in that they are usually actions that involve movement and motor coordination, whereas scripts tend to emphasize social norms or behaviors.
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The Role of Attention in Memory
- There are two main types of attentional capture: explicit and implicit.
- Implicit attentional capture is when a stimulus that a person has not been attending to has an impact on the person's behavior, whether or not they're cognizant of that impact or the stimulus.
- Implicit attentional capture is important to understand when driving, because while you might not be aware of the effect a stimulus like loud music or an uncomfortable temperature is having on your driving, your performance will nevertheless be affected.
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Introduction to the Process and Types of Memory
- In contrast to explicit/declarative memory, there is also a system for procedural/implicit memory.
- These memories are not based on consciously storing and retrieving information, but on implicit learning.
- An example of implicit learning is learning to ride a bike: you do not need to consciously remember how to ride a bike, you simply do.
- This is because of implicit memory.
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Social Perception
- Implicit personality theory states that if an individual observes certain traits in another person, he or she tends to assume that the person's other personality traits are concurrent with the initial trait.
- If a person observes a stranger being kind, implicit personality theory suggests they may also assume that the stranger is considerate, loyal, and easy-going, if the observer's experience suggests that kind people also tend to exhibit these additional traits.
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Compliance
- "Compliance" refers to a response, specifically a submission, made in reaction to an implicit or explicit request.
- The request may be explicit (directly stated) or implicit (subtly implied); the target may or may not recognize that he or she is being urged to act in a particular way.
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Attitudes
- Psychologists believe that attitudes can be either explicit (deliberately formed) or implicit (unconsciously formed).
- People may not be aware of their implicit attitudes, so they must be measured using sophisticated methods that can access unconscious thoughts and feelings, such as response times to stimuli.
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Attitude and Health
- ., deliberately formed) while others are implicit (i.e., unconscious or outside of awareness).
- Implicit and explicit attitudes both affect people's behavior, though in different ways.
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Other Approaches to Therapy
- Since issues of interpersonal conflict, power, control, values, and ethics are often more pronounced in systemic therapy than in individual therapy, there has been debate within the profession about the different values that are implicit in the various theoretical models of therapy, as well as the role of the therapist’s own values in the therapeutic process, and how prospective clients should go about finding a therapist whose values and objectives are most consistent with their own.[33][34][35] Specific issues that have emerged include an increasing questioning of the longstanding notion of therapeutic neutrality, a concern with questions of justice and self-determination, connectedness and independence, "functioning" versus "authenticity," and questions about the degree of the therapist’s "pro-marriage" versus "pro-individual" commitment.