Executive Control of Cognitive Search
Executive Control of Cognitive Search
At a basic level, cognitive search involves several parameters: Under what circumstances should a search be initiated, and how should the goal be specified? What are the criteria by which the search is judged a success or failure? How are corrective actions implemented when search strategies are judged insufficient? Studies of cognitive control have the potential to address each of these questions. In this chapter, a number of issues related to executive control of search are discussed, including the way in which hierarchical search goals are monitored and updated. A new theory of cognitive control is proposed to begin to answer these questions, and open questions that remain are highlighted for future enquiry.
Keywords: Strüngmann Forum Reports, cognitive search, cognitive control, failure criteria, response-outcome model, search strategies, success criteria
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