Bruce Bridgeman (1992) The Co-development of Consciousness and Planning
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Psycoloquy 3(39): The Co-development of Consciousness and Planning
THE CO-DEVELOPMENT OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND PLANNING
Reply to Zelazo on Bridgeman on Consciousness
Bruce Bridgeman
Dept. of Psychology
Kerr Hall UCSC
Santa Cruz, Ca. 95064
(408) 459-4005
bruceb@cats.ucsc.edu
Abstract
Zelazo claims the target article fails to differentiate
between planning and the executions of plans, on the other. These
two concepts are in fact differentiated along with other stages.
Zelazo identifies a further ambiguity: executing plans cannot be
synonymous with consciousness if plans can sometimes be executed
without the experience of consciousness. I agree, the memory for
conscious experience requires storing the event in an episodic
memory. Zelazo's second line of reasoning differentiating planning
and consciousness is the data on executive functions, showing that
having a conscious plan does not necessarily mean being able to
execute it. I agree that the interrelationships among the
influences I descibe are less straightforward than those described
in the target article, which represents only a start in this
direction.
Keywords
consciousness, language, plans, motivation, evolution,
motor system.
References
- Bridgeman, Bruce (1992a) On the Evolution of Consciousness and Language. PSYCOLOQUY 3(15) consciousness.1
- Bridgeman, Bruce (1992b) The Ontogeny of Consciousness: Reply to Fielding on Bridgeman on Consciousness PSYCOLOQUY 3(22) consciousness.7
- Bridgeman, Bruce (1992c) Qualia and Memory: Response to Laming on Bridgeman on Consciousness. PSYCOLOQUY 3(24) consciousness.9
- Bridgeman, Bruce (1992d) Consciousness and Memory: Reply to Rosenthal on Bridgeman on Consciousness. PSYCOLOQUY 3(33) consciousness.15
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- Luria, A. R. (1981) Language and Cognition. Ed. and translated by J. V. Wertsch. New York: Wiley.
- Fielding, R. (1992) On Unconscious Babies and Dreamless Sleep: Commentary on Bridgeman on Consciousness. PSYCOLOQUY 3(21) consciousness.6
- Rosenthal, D. (1992) Consciousness, Plans, and Language: Commentary on Bridgeman on Consciousness. PSYCOLOQUY 3(32) consciousness.14
- Vygotskii, L. S. (1962) Thought and language. Ed. and translated by E. Hanfmann and G. Vakar. Cambridge: M.I.T. Press, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Zelazo, Philip D. (1992) The Dissociation of Consciousness and the Control of Behavior: Commentary on Bridgeman on Consciousness. PSYCOLOQUY 3(38) consciousness.20