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Content encapsulation in consciousness is likely to be incomplete

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2016

Demis Basso*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Education, Free University of Bozen, 39042 Bressanone/Brixen (BZ), Italy. [email protected]://www.unibz.it/en/education/people/StaffDetails.html?personid=30397&hstf=30397 Center for Applied Cognitive Neurosciences, 00174 Rome, Italy.

Abstract

Although the passive frame theory (PST) seems to be very plausible, the encapsulation of content generation deserves further elaboration. Many concepts and data considering the capacity theory, perception, and higher cognitive processes seem to contradict this principle. In general, PST can be suitable in many cases, but it needs to be completed by other mechanisms.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 

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