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The aim is to reconceptualize access consciousness as a structured cognitive capacity relevant to intelligence.

June 19, 2026IntelligenceOpen Access

Reconceptualizing consciousness as an intelligence: A five-level model of access consciousness

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Introduces a five-level model of access consciousness, suggesting it represents a dimension of cognitive ability.

The aim is to reconceptualize access consciousness as a structured cognitive capacity relevant to intelligence.
Reviewed major theories of consciousness and cognitive ability.
Introduced a five-level model of access consciousness: Sensory, Perceptual, Causal, Intentional, Meta-Consciousness.
Identified structural dependencies and evidence from individual differences, neurophysiological correlates, and developmental trajectories.
Proposed a candidate group factor of access consciousness (Gac).
Evidence supports the increasing informational complexity across the five levels.
Suggests access consciousness as a dimension of cognitive ability for future empirical evaluation.

Gilles E. Gignac (2026) studied this question.

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