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Theory & Psychology, Vol. 18, No. 3, 317-339 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0959354308089788

Special Section: Towards an Embodiment of Goals

Ralf F.A. Cox

RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN, r.cox{at}psych.ru.nl

Ad W. Smitsman

RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN, a.smitsman{at}psych.ru.nl

This paper discusses both a dissociation view and a dynamic view with respect to the study of voluntary, goal-directed behavior. The dissociation view builds on the recently reintroduced ideomotor principle, and conceives of clearly dissociated and hierarchical roles for the planning and control of action. The dynamic view has a more integral and dynamic conception of how planning, control, and timing merge in the guidance of behavior. This view, however, lacks a clear way of encompassing the goaldirectedness of behavior. For behavior to be effective and efficient, sensory information has to play an equally important role in guiding action as goal-related information does. As a third view, a dynamic action-selection approach is introduced by combining aspects of the former two. This model is able to merge ideomotor and sensorimotor processes continuously and in real time. In discussing the action-selection approach, a special emphasis is given to the role of long-term influences like preferences and goals.

Key Words: action selection • dynamic model • goal-directed behavior • ideomotor principle • planning


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