Source amnesia, misattribution, and the power of unconscious perceptions and memories

A review of the empirical literature on implicit (i.e., unconscious) percep tion and memory reveals that S. Freud's (1910/1955, 1914/1956) hypotheses i n this area were remarkably prescient in some respects. The implications of experimental research for psychodynamic models of symptom formation, trans ference analysis, and the curative components of insight-oriented therapy a re discussed. Changes in terminology that can help bridge the gap between c ognitive science and psychodynamics are outlined, and the heuristic value o f strengthening existing connections between these disciplines is emphasize d.