How did we arrive at the point at which a leading philosopher would acknowledge the contribution of psychology to the investigation of consciousness? The empirical outcomes from the experiments of metacognition help philosophers and psychologist understand consciousness

Perception, learning, and memory are among the original topics of psychological inquiry. Many perceptual processes are well understood and provide a bridge between neuroscience and behavioral science. Why all people who experience traumatic events do not develop fears and phobias; why others develop such fears in the absence of traumatic experiences; and how people acquire self-control and make decisions are examples of questions that will be addressed by future research on perception, attention, learning, and memory