CONFLICT-MONITORING AND (META)COGNITIVE CONTROL

摘要

According to an influential theory of cognitive control, conflict between competing responses is monitored and used to exert control over information processing. In this paper, I shy away from debates in the literature and ask whether there are other uses for monitored conflict. I present simulation results showing that conflict can be used to (1) produce retrospective confidence judgements, (2) dynamically adjust the response threshold, and (3) modulate stimulus-response learning. Although predictions need to be tested, the general conclusion is that conflict can be involved in metacognitive control.