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This chapter introduces and explains the basic theoretical issues and questions, mention some historical lines of thought, and ends with a functional model of human action that will help to organize and interconnect the remaining chapters.
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Hommel, B., Brown, S.B.R.E., Nattkemper, D. (2016). Introduction and Overview. In: Human Action Control. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09244-7_1
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