What makes a conscious process conscious?
Behavioral and Brain Sciences February 1, 2014 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x13000885 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that Newell and Shanks' review relies on a very limited conception of conscious versus unconscious mental processes, producing a misleading analysis of consciousness in human information processing, and proposes an expanded framework that also distinguishes multiple ways processes can be unconscious. |
Abstract
Abstract: Newell & Shanks' (N&S's) critical review considers only a very limited sense in which mental processes can be thought of as either conscious or unconscious and consequently gives a misleading analysis of the role of consciousness in human information processing. This commentary provides an expanded analysis of conscious processing that also reveals the various ways in which mental processes are unconscious.