TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Does mind wandering reflect executive function or executive failure? Comment on Smallwood and Schooler (2006) and Watkins (2008)
JO  - Psychological bulletin
A1  - McVay, Jennifer C.
A1  - Kane, Michael J.
SP  - 188
EP  - 97; discussion 198
VL  - 136
IS  - 2
N2  - In this comment, we contrast different conceptions of mind wandering that were presented in 2 recent theoretical reviews: Smallwood and Schooler (2006) and Watkins (2008). We also introduce a new perspective on the role of executive control in mind wandering by integrating empirical evidence presented in Smallwood and Schooler with 2 theoretical frameworks: Watkins's elaborated control theory and Klinger's (1971, 2009) current concerns theory. In contrast to the Smallwood-Schooler claim that mind wandering recruits executive resources, we argue that mind wandering represents a failure of executive control and that it is dually determined by the presence of automatically generated thoughts in response to environmental and mental cues and the ability of the executive-control system to deal with this interference. We present empirical support for this view from experimental, neuroimaging, and individual-differences research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-2909
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0018298
ID  - ref1
ER  -