A Proper Metaphysics for Cognitive Performance

Authors: Van Orden G.C.1; Moreno M.A.2; Holden J.G.3

Source: Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences, Volume 7, Number 1, January 2003 , pp. 49-60(12)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

The general failure to individuate component causes in cognitive performance suggests the need for an alternative metaphysics. The metaphysics of control hierarchy theory accommodates the fact of self-organization in nature and the possibility that intentional actions are self-organized. One key assumption is that interactions among processes dominate their intrinsic dynamics. Scaling relations in response time variability motivate this assumption in cognitive performance.

Keywords: intentionality; control hierarchy theory; self-organized criticality; 1/f scaling

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Cognitive Systems Group, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; guy.van.orden@asu.edu 2: Cognitive Systems Group, Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 3: Department of Psychology, California State University, Northridge

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