Controlled & automatic processing: behavior, theory, and biological mechanisms

被引:387
作者
Schneider, W [1 ]
Chein, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Dept Psychol, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 USA
关键词
attention; skill acquisition; automaticity; cognitive control; computational modeling; cognitive neuroscience; connectionist modeling; frontal; parietal; anterior cingulate; hippocampus; learning; dual processing; workload;
D O I
10.1016/S0364-0213(03)00011-9
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This paper provides an overview of developments in a dual processing theory of automatic and controlled processing that began with the empirical and theoretical work described by Schneider and Shiffrin (1977) and Shiffrin and Schneider (1977) over a quarter century ago. A review of relevant empirical findings suggests that there is a set of core behavioral phenomena reflecting differences between controlled and automatic processing that must be addressed by a successful theory. These phenomena relate to: consistency in training, serial versus parallel processing, level of effort, robustness to stressors, degree of control, effects on long-term memory, and priority encoding. We detail a computational model of controlled processing, CAP2, that accounts for these phenomena as emergent properties of an underlying hybrid computational architecture. The model employs a large network of distributed data modules that can categorize, buffer, associate, and prioritize information. Each module is a connectionist network with input and output layers, and each module communicates with a central Control System by outputting priority and activity report signals, and by receiving control signals. The Control System is composed of five processors including a Goal Processor, an Attention Controller, an Activity Monitor, an Episodic Store, and a Gating & Report Relay. The transition from controlled to automatic processing occurs in this model as the data modules become capable of transmitting their output without mediation by the Control System. We describe recent progress in mapping the components of this model onto specific neuroanatomical substrates, briefly discuss the potential for applying functional neuroimaging techniques to test the model's predictions, and its relation to other models. (C) 2003 Cognitive Science Society, Inc. All rights reserved.
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