Is it possible to know something without noticing it?

Answer 1

Absolutely! "Knowing" something involves having knowledge, or information, stored in your brain. For example, I know how to ride a bike or I know how to eat a banana. "Noticing" something indicates that it captures your attention and you acknowledge it. For example, I noticed that my car is low on gas or I noticed this banana is getting rotten. For example, I know how to eat a banana. I unpeel it and take a bike. However, I may not notice how to peel a banana or that I'm peeling it. It is part of my internal knowledge. Sometimes knowing and noticing can happen at the same time--I notice gas is low in my car because I know how to read the fuel gauge. The difference is knowing (information stored in your brain) vs. noticing (paying specific attention to something).