Title :
Control and valuation in human cognition
Author :
Beckman, Thomas J.
Author_Institution :
US Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
A theoretical model of human cognition that attempts to explain how cognition is controlled and how humans determine what is important is outlined. There are three concepts critical to the model: motivational states (goals) structure and control all cognitive processes; a top-level mechanism controls and integrates processing of conscious and unconscious streams of cognition; and goals are selected for processing after valuation by up to four methods: reward system, drives, emotions, and rationality. The model can account for many phenomena from the cognitive psychology literature including motivational states, activation, attention, and consciousness. The model is compared with competing theories
Keywords :
cognitive systems; problem solving; psychology; activation; attention; cognitive processes; cognitive psychology literature; consciousness; drives; emotions; human cognition; motivational states; rationality; reward system; theoretical model; top-level mechanism; unconscious streams; valuation; Artificial intelligence; Cognition; Constitution; Cost accounting; Humans; Knowledge acquisition; Knowledge based systems; Process control; Production systems; Psychology;
Conference_Titel :
AI Systems in Government Conference, 1990. Proceedings., Fifth Annual
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2044-7
DOI :
10.1109/AISIG.1990.63824