Question

Shorten and simplify the following

Over the past couple of decades, there has been a
huge shift in psychological theory about the role of
consciousness. This change has been driven by the
rise in research findings that show how much the
automatic system does. Much of behaviour is driven
and directed by these automatic responses that
occur outside of awareness. Many of these findings
will be covered in subsequent chapters. The
combination of them has led many experts to begin
questioning what consciousness is good for – if
anything! The automatic system can learn, think,
choose and respond. It has ideas and emotions, or at
least simple versions of them. It knows your ‘self’
and other people. Even when people believe they
are deciding something, often it can be shown that
the automatic system has already decided. Their
decisions are swayed by subliminal cues or other
bits of information of which the person is unaware
that have been processed automatically

Answer 1

In recent decades, psychological theories about consciousness have shifted significantly due to research showing the power of the automatic system, which operates outside of our awareness. This system drives much of our behavior, learning, thinking, and decision-making. Experts are starting to question the purpose of consciousness since the automatic system can manage emotions, recognize the self and others, and often makes decisions before we consciously realize it. Many factors, often unnoticed, influence our choices through this automatic processing.