ABSTRACT
Implicit learning research is closely related to the problem of consciousness measurement. The chapter reviews trial-by-trial consciousness measures and focuses on the effects they can have on the learning process itself. The requirements of awareness measures are discussed with the focus on the non-reactivity criterion which is the effect of the measure on the measurable behavior. Such effects are rarely discussed in the field of implicit learning. The chapter reviews the effects of concurrent verbalization on implicit learning and relates them to trial-by-trial awareness measures like confidence ratings or self-reported decision strategy judgments. Lots of effects suggest that procedures involved in awareness measurement may change the strategy of decision-making when applying implicit knowledge. Thus, the measurable behavior seems to be affected by the applied measures in lots of implicit learning studies. Recognition of these facts may resolve a lot of contradictions in the implicit learning field. On the basis of the proposed approach and reviewed studies, response bias is suggested as a new marker of strategy (holistic vs analytic) in implicit knowledge application. Dual-system approaches are discussed as capable of explaining the presented results.
Preparation of this chapter was facilitated by grant from Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) # 16-06-00858-ОГН
