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    "pk": 25535,
    "title": "A Computational Model of MindWandering",
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    "abstract": "We present a computational cognitive model of mind wandering,\nan important cognitive phenomenon whose mechanisms\nare involved in insight, problem-solving, and creativity. The\nmodel posits that mind wandering begins when one is not\nengaged in goal-oriented cognition, whether when between\ntasks or when in the middle of a task but not actively thinking\nabout one’s goal. At such times, the model thinks about other,\nhighly-activated thoughts in memory. This model sheds light\non both how task-oriented and more basic cognitive processes\ninteract, as well as how mind wandering content is generated;\nboth unresolved questions for mind wandering research. We\ncompare our model against data presented by McVay and Kane\n(2013), who induced mind wandering in a laboratory setting by\nembedding participants’ personal goals and concerns in a lexical\nSART task. Overall, our model matched the data’s mind\nwandering rates very well. We discuss implications and future\nwork on the model.",
    "language": "eng",
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    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "mind wandering; spreading activation; priming;\ncognitive models"
        }
    ],
    "section": "Papers",
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    "frozenauthors": [
        {
            "first_name": "Laura",
            "middle_name": "M",
            "last_name": "Hiatt",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Naval Research Laboratory",
            "department": ""
        },
        {
            "first_name": "J",
            "middle_name": "Gregory",
            "last_name": "Trafton",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "Naval Research Laboratory",
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        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": null,
    "date_accepted": null,
    "date_published": "2015-01-01T18:00:00Z",
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