# The Monitor Model and its Misconceptions: A Clarification

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2210.14367 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2210.14367/

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- First posted on arXiv 25 Oct 2022.

## Builds on (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Thinking Fast and Slow: Optimization Decomposition Across Timescales](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1704.07785/) (2017)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Horizontal (automatic) and vertical (control) processes have been observed and reported for a long time in translation production. Schaeffer and Carl's Monitor Model integrates these two processes into one framework, assuming that priming mechanisms underlie horizontal/automatic processes, while vertical/monitoring processes implement consciously accessible control mechanisms. The Monitor Model has been criticized in various ways and several misconceptions have accumulated over the past years. In this chapter, I update the Monitor Model with additional evidence and argue that it is compatible with an enactivist approach to cognition. I address several misconceptions related to the Monitor Model.