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Social psychology

the theory that complex decisions can turn out better after a period of distraction than after conscious deliberation.

In social psychology, unconscious thought theory refers to the theory that complex decisions can turn out better after a period of distraction than after conscious deliberation. This meaning comes from Dijksterhuis (2006) in Perspectives on Psychological Science.[1]

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Dijksterhuis, A., & Nordgren, L. F. (2006). A Theory of Unconscious Thought. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 1(2), 95-109. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6916.2006.00007.x

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