Question

Assuming that attention and consciousness are orthogonal, can you name examples of conscious processes that hardly require attention or of unconscious processes that require a lot of attention?

Answer 1

The relationship between attention and consciousness has been much studied. They go hand in hand But there are certain exceptions to this rule:

Consciousness with less attention:

- Driving while listening music and talking over the phone.

- Day dreaming while swimming.

- Doing household chores while talking over the phone.

Unconsciousness process with lot of attention:

- To recognize defense mechanism

- To recognize our unconscious biases

- to recognize the reflexive actions of the body