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Human action is more than just reactions to external stimuli. This chapter introduces the concepts of motor programs and action schemata, and explains how, and to which degree individual actions are planned ahead of their execution. It discusses various experimental approaches of how action planning can be investigated. It explains that action planning considers contributions from off-line and online channels, and that it integrates representations of action features into coherent action plans.
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Hommel, B., Brown, S.B.R.E., Nattkemper, D. (2016). Action Planning. In: Human Action Control. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09244-7_6
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