the hidden workings of our unconscious

Ever wondered where your opinions come from, how you manage to be creative, or how you solve problems? Well, don't bother. Psychology studies examining these areas and more have found that while we're good at inventing plausible explanations, these explanations are frequently completely made-up.

This post is part of a series on the hidden workings of our unconscious:

1. The Hidden Workings of Our Minds
2. Our Secret Attitude Changes
3. Why Problem Solving Itself is a Puzzle, Even to Poincare and Picasso
4. What We Don't Know About Shopping, Reading, Watching TV and Judging People
5. When We Are Fools to Ourselves
6. At the Heart of Attraction Lies Confusion: Choice Blindness

 From Psyblog - Understand Your Mind