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2004 | 42 | 1 | 7-10

Article title

IS THE HOMUNCULUS IDENTIFIED?

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PL

Abstracts

EN
Higher-order functions of cognitive control are not dealt with properly by contemporary psychologists. All to often, the mysterious 'little man', or homunculus, is implicitly referred to when speaking about the mechanisms of cognitive control. For instance, control is switched on or off, but by whom? The thesis of this short note is to suggest that attention is the mechanism that plays a role implicitly ascribed to the homunculus. So, the studies of attention, with their many theories and sophisticated experimental paradigms, may be insightful for our understanding of the controlling functions of mind.

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Year

Volume

42

Issue

1

Pages

7-10

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Document type

ARTICLE

Contributors

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  • E. Necka, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Instytut Psychologii, ul. Golebia 13, 31-007 Kraków, Poland

References

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Publication order reference

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier
05PLAAAA0028647

YADDA identifier

bwmeta1.element.adcc0ebf-30f9-3805-b7c8-01f85f52902d
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