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Irrelevant Stimuli and Action Control: Analyzing the Influence of Ignored Stimuli via the Distractor-Response Binding Paradigm
Published on: May 14, 2014
Deliberative control is more than just reactive: Insights from sequential sampling models
Hyuna Cho1, Yi Yang Teoh1, William A Cunningham1,2
1Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada hyuna.cho@mail.utoronto.ca yang.teoh@mail.utoronto.ca.
Abstract:
Activating relevant responses is a key function of automatic processes in De Neys's model; however, what determines the order or magnitude of such activation is ambiguous. Focusing on recently developed sequential sampling models of choice, we argue that proactive control shapes response generation but does not cleanly fit into De Neys's automatic-deliberative distinction, highlighting the need for further model development.
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