TY  - GEN
ID  - cogprints593
UR  - http://cogprints.org/593/
A1  - Velmans, Max
Y1  - 1991///
N2  - Investigations of the function of consciousness in human information processing have focused mainly on two questions: (1) where does consciousness enter into the information processing sequence and (2) how does conscious processing differ from preconscious and unconscious processing. Input analysis is thought to be initially "preconscious," "pre-attentive," fast, involuntary, and automatic. This is followed by "conscious," "focal-attentive" analysis which is relatively slow, voluntary, and flexible. It is thought that simple, familiar stimuli can be identified preconsciously, but conscious processing is needed to identify complex, novel stimuli. Conscious processing has also been thought to be necessary for choice, learning and memory, and the organization of complex, novel responses, particularly those requiring planning, reflection, or creativity.
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - attention
KW  -  brain
KW  -  complementarity
KW  -  consciousness
KW  -  functionalism
KW  -  information processing
KW  -  mind
KW  -  reductionism
KW  -  unconscious
KW  -  first person
KW  -  third person
TI  - Is Human Information Processing Conscious?
SP  - 651
AV  - public
EP  - 726
ER  -

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