Are there really autonomous a??unconsciousa?? goals that drive behavior? An event-control approach to goals and actions

摘要

The article by Huang and Bargh (2014) discusses the role played by conscious and unconscious goals in the behavior of a person. The authors argue for the existence of unconscious goals. In addition, they argue that both conscious and unconscious goals have similar effects on behavior. In this commentary, we focus on the implications of an event-control approach to the conscious or unconscious nature of goals and their influence on perception and action.