On the adaptive cognitive control of attention and action
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Authors
Brudzinski, Michel E.
Issue Date
2014-05
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Cognitive science
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Abstract
All behavior involves a mix of the two cognitive control modes. This thesis attempts to investigate factors that affect the mixture of the control modes. Experimental evidence is organized in terms of two competing hypotheses for the source of the factors that determine cognitive control mode mixture. The Context Maintenance Hypothesis proposes that proactive control is the default mode of control and stable individual differences in the capacity determine the exact mixture of control modes. The Rational Analysis Hypothesis proposes that reactive control is the default mode of control and adaptive, environmental differences in experience, and statistical properties of task environments determine the exact mixture of control modes.
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May 2014
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY