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is that 'knowledge' we can apply without being consciously aware of, i.e., implicit knowledge – such as is used in making intuitive evaluations

Whereas "Explicit conceptions can be accessed deliberately for conscious reflection, and verbalised and/or visualised. However, much of our cognition relies on intuitions that are the result of knowledge elements represented in the brain, and which are active in cognition, albeit preconscious cognition." (Taber, 2019, p.454)

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.