A Computational Cognitive Model for Intentional Inhibition of Actions

Abstract

In this paper a computational cognitive model for intentional inhibition is introduced based on literature about intentional inhibition, action ownership and action awareness. In this model the interplay between a positive potential selection of an action, and the negative impacts of the same action is addressed. Performative and constitutive desires are used to differentiate the influence for action selection and intentional inhibition with the relevant supportive states: ownership and awareness. The introduced computational model provides a basis for application domains concerning decision making, behavioral management, emotional control, and simulations for clinical disorders and therapies for them.