The Unconscious: What we know, should know, and what we (should not) have forgotten.

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In this manuscript, we discourse concepts, issues and resolutions that call for conscious awareness in research on the unconscious. We discuss subjects that contribute to our knowledge of the unconscious as a concept. We discuss seminal historical episodes and episodes of controversial experimentation that are formative rallying points for understanding the polarity of contemporary attitudes to the unconscious in contemporary psychological science. We acknowledge the impact of historical controversy to contemporary polarisation, and proceed to show how the latter has resulted in methodological scrutiny, topical concerns and contributing resolutions. We provide empirical illustrations concerning how purportedly established and currently debated topical issues bias contemporary experimental research, and we provide empirical illustrations on how we can resolve several biases in contemporary experimental research. We examine the issues that have been resolved, the issues that remain unresolved, and most critically whether and the extent to which we employ and apply our conceptual findings and empirical advances in this area. We argue the importance of scholarly and scientific awareness for progressing to further topical developments.