The self-regulation perspective has been criticized for failing to solve the homunculus problem.

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The self-regulation perspective has been criticized for not adequately addressing the homunculus problem, which refers to the issue of explaining a system's behavior or functions without invoking a smaller entity within the system that performs the same task, essentially leading to an infinite regress of "little men" inside the head controlling behavior. Critics argue that self-regulation theories sometimes rely on an internal entity (like a "mini-self") to explain control and regulation, without fully solving the fundamental issue of how self-regulation originates or operates without such an entity.

The Self-Regulation Perspective Has Been Criticized for Failing to Solve