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  • Cognitive psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy of mind

Background:

  • Cognitive control, the regulation of information processing, is traditionally linked to conscious awareness.
  • The ability to control behavior is thought to depend on understanding the reasons for and consequences of actions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review research on unconscious influences on cognitive control.
  • To explore inconsistencies in empirical evidence regarding awareness and control.
  • To propose future research directions differentiating types of cognitive control.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of empirical studies on cognitive control and awareness.
  • Analysis of theoretical frameworks linking consciousness to executive functions.
  • Conceptual differentiation between explicit and implicit control cues.

Main Results:

  • Some behavioral phenomena previously attributed to cognitive control can be triggered by unconscious events.
  • Inconsistencies in findings may stem from the nature of control cues (explicit vs. implicit).
  • Explicit control cues appear to operate outside of awareness, while implicit cues may require conscious registration.

Conclusions:

  • The relationship between cognitive control and consciousness requires re-evaluation.
  • A distinction between control evoked by explicit and implicit cues is proposed.
  • Future research should investigate the specific roles of awareness in different forms of cognitive control.