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Matters of mind: Mindfulness/mindlessness in perspective
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“addiction may be characterized by mindlessness [20], i.e., habitual or stereotyped responses that may be executed automatically without conscious volition or strategic regard for distal consequences.”
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- Authors
- Langer, E. J.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Langer, Ellen J
- ORCID
- Langer, Ellen J
- Venue
- Consciousness and Cognition
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1992-09
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 289-305
- ISSN
- 1053-8100 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2058544703
- Cited by
- 443
- References
- 54
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Consciousness and Cognition (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Cognitive Science and Education Research
- Keywords
- mindfulness, mindlessness, conscious awareness, automatic vs controlled processing, functional fixedness, overlearning, habit, cognitive commitment, context sensitivity, cognitive flexibility, memory, consciousness
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