ABSTRACT
In an instant we can consciously symbolize a moment in the past, part of a distant present, or even some remote and only possible future. Obviously, too, we do somehow deal with the not here and not now. Nevertheless, there is a deep and unusually difficult question for this discipline and beyond. How do we carry the symbolic representations we actually use? Consciously or unconsciously, or both? The aim of this chapter is to sketch more deeply contrasting views of consciousness, show their expression in contrasting theories of implicit and explicit learning, summarize some illustrative evidence, and consider a few broader implications and possible responses. In this domain, we ask about the conscious or unconscious representation of what is learned and used in learning and judging.
