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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Classical theories posit automatic processes operate independently of top-down control.
  • Neumann (1984) suggested cognitive configuration is necessary for automaticity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Propose a gating framework to explain top-down influences on automatic processes.
  • Investigate the role of attention, intention, and task set in automaticity.

Main Methods:

  • Review of behavioral and electrophysiological studies.
  • Analysis of masked response priming and semantic priming paradigms.

Main Results:

  • Masked priming effects depend on temporal attention, intentions, and task set.
  • Semantic priming observed only when task set oriented to semantic features.

Conclusions:

  • Unconscious automatic processes are modulated by top-down factors.
  • Suggests a gating mechanism orchestrates conscious and unconscious processing.