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Explorations of anticipatory behavioral control (ABC): a report from the cognitive psychology unit of the University of Würzburg

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The report comprises recent theoretical considerations, experimental research, and simulations which all aim at a clarification of anticipatory mechanisms of behavioral control.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Röntgenring 11, 97070, Würzburg, Germany

    Joachim Hoffmann, Michael Berner, Martin V. Butz, Oliver Herbort, Andrea Kiesel & Alexandra Lenhard

  2. Department of Psychology, University of Halle, Halle, Germany

    Wilfried Kunde

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Hoffmann, J., Berner, M., Butz, M.V. et al. Explorations of anticipatory behavioral control (ABC): a report from the cognitive psychology unit of the University of Würzburg. Cogn Process 8, 133–142 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-007-0166-y

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