From Controlled to Automatic Processes and Back Again: The Role of Contextual Features
In cognitive psychology, classical approaches categorize automatic and controlled processes from a dichotomous point of view. Automatic processes are believed to be rigid, whereas controlled processes are thought to be flexible. New theories have softened this dichotomous view. The aim of the presen...
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doaj-44677548a69a46fda251855311d1e7ac2020-11-25T03:24:45ZengPsychOpenEurope's Journal of Psychology1841-04132019-12-0115477378810.5964/ejop.v15i4.1746ejop.v15i4.1746From Controlled to Automatic Processes and Back Again: The Role of Contextual FeaturesRosa Angela Fabio0Tindara Caprì1Martina Romano2Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, ItalyDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, ItalyIn cognitive psychology, classical approaches categorize automatic and controlled processes from a dichotomous point of view. Automatic processes are believed to be rigid, whereas controlled processes are thought to be flexible. New theories have softened this dichotomous view. The aim of the present study is to examine the possibility of implementing flexibility in automatic processing through reliance on contextual features. One hundred and twenty subjects (mean age 22.4, SD = 4.2), 60 male and 60 female, participated in this study. An automatic sequence task (with and without contextual features) was used to test flexibility in automatic processing. Results showed that the use of contextual cues can increase flexibility in automatic processes. The results are discussed in light of new theories on softened automaticity.http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/1746automaticitycontext-specificitycontrolled and automatic processescognition |
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Rosa Angela Fabio Tindara Caprì Martina Romano |
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From Controlled to Automatic Processes and Back Again: The Role of Contextual Features |
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From Controlled to Automatic Processes and Back Again: The Role of Contextual Features |
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From Controlled to Automatic Processes and Back Again: The Role of Contextual Features |
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From Controlled to Automatic Processes and Back Again: The Role of Contextual Features |
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From Controlled to Automatic Processes and Back Again: The Role of Contextual Features |
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from controlled to automatic processes and back again: the role of contextual features |
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Europe's Journal of Psychology |
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1841-0413 |
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2019-12-01 |
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In cognitive psychology, classical approaches categorize automatic and controlled processes from a dichotomous point of view. Automatic processes are believed to be rigid, whereas controlled processes are thought to be flexible. New theories have softened this dichotomous view. The aim of the present study is to examine the possibility of implementing flexibility in automatic processing through reliance on contextual features. One hundred and twenty subjects (mean age 22.4, SD = 4.2), 60 male and 60 female, participated in this study. An automatic sequence task (with and without contextual features) was used to test flexibility in automatic processing. Results showed that the use of contextual cues can increase flexibility in automatic processes. The results are discussed in light of new theories on softened automaticity. |
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automaticity context-specificity controlled and automatic processes cognition |
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