Journal article
Conscious and Unconscious Aspects of Task Representations Affect Dynamic Behavior in Complex Situations
Psychology of consciousness (Washington, D.C.), Vol.6(3), pp.225-241
09/2019
DOI: 10.1037/cns0000184
Abstract
Cognitive control is the term applied to the set of processes that allow us to adapt our behavior to a changing environment and evolving goals. Much of the research on cognitive control is conducted using relatively simple experimental tasks. In this review, we propose an integrative account of cognitive control to more complex task situations. Specifically, we relate cognitive control theories from the laboratory to situations where people attempt to comprehend a narrative through watching films. We also incorporate how changes or breakdowns in control lead to mind wandering. To accomplish this integration, we rely on the concept of task representation. That is, we propose that changes in activation across a complex mental representation of a "task," incorporating knowledge about relevant stimulus, response, motivational, and other representations may explain conscious and unconscious behavior across a wide variety of real-world situations.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Conscious and Unconscious Aspects of Task Representations Affect Dynamic Behavior in Complex Situations
- Creators
- Matthew A Bezdek - Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in Saint LouisChristine A Godwin - School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDerek M Smith - School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of TechnologyEliot Hazeltine - Department of Psychology, University of IowaEric H Schumacher - School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Contributors
- Steven Jay Lynn (Editor)Robert G Kunzendorf (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Psychology of consciousness (Washington, D.C.), Vol.6(3), pp.225-241
- Publisher
- Educational Publishing Foundation
- DOI
- 10.1037/cns0000184
- ISSN
- 2326-5523
- eISSN
- 2326-5531
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2019
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984070822202771
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