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  • Stock, A., & Stock, C. (2004) - A Short History of Ideo-Motor Action. Psychological Research, 68 (2-3), 176-188.

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    The document discusses the history of the ideo-motor theory, which proposes that human actions are initiated by the idea of the sensory consequences that typically result from them. It describes two historical roots - a British one beginning in the 1840s/1850s with Thomas Laycock and William Carpenter, who viewed ideo-motor phenomena as cerebral reflex actions, and a German one beginning in the early 1800s with philosophers like Herbart, Lotze, and Harless, who saw the ideomotor principle as fundamental to intentional human behavior. Both roots influenced William James' formulation of the theory in 1890 before it fell out of favor due to behaviorism. The document also briefly reviews early 20th century empirical studies testing the theory and

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