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GOALIATH: a theory of goal-directed behavior

Psychological Research, 2021
Commonsense and theorizing about action control agree in assuming that human behavior is (mainly) driven by goals, but no mechanistic theory of what goals are, where they come from, and how they impact action selection is available. Here I develop such a
B. Hommel
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Self-Directed Learning [PDF]

, 2021
This book on self-directed learning (SDL) is devoted to original academic scholarship within the field of education, and is the 6th volume in the North-West University (NWU) SDL book series. In this book the authors explore how self-directed learning can
Mzuza, Maureen K., Bailey, Roxanne, du Toit-Brits, Charlene, Sebotsa, Tswakae, Kriek, Jeanne, Olivier, Jako, Fleisher, Steven C., Mahlaba, Sfiso C., Wirth, Karl R., Bergamin, Per, Dhakulkar, Amit, Nuhfer, Edward B., Dudu, Washington T., Jagals, Divan, Sebatana, Motlhale J., Watson, Rachel, Chahine, Iman C., Blignaut, Henry, de Beer, Josef   +18 more
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Explaining and avoiding failures modes in goal-directed generation [PDF]

, 2021
Despite growing interest and success in automated in-silico molecular design, doubts remain regarding the ability of goal-directed generation algorithms to perform unbiased exploration of novel chemical spaces.
Maxime , Langevin, Rodolphe, Vuilleumier, Marc, Bianciotto   +2 more
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The Differential Effects of the Amount of Training on Sensitivity of Distinct Actions to Reward Devaluation

Brain Sciences, 2021
Shifting between goal-directed and habitual behaviors is essential for daily functioning. An inability to do so is associated with various clinical conditions, such as obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD).
Maya Bar Or, Oded Klavir
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Clinical review: Goal-directed therapy in high risk surgical patients [PDF]

, 2009
A small group of patients account for the majority of peri-operative morbidity and mortality. These 'high-risk' patients have a poor outcome due to their inability to meet the oxygen transport demands imposed on them by the nature of the surgical ...
Lees, N, Rhodes, A, Hamilton, M
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Neuromodulatory control of a goal-directed decision. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Many cost-benefit decisions reduce to simple choices between approach or avoidance (or active disregard) to salient stimuli. Physiologically, critical factors in such decisions are modulators of the homeostatic neural networks that bias decision ...
Keiko Hirayama, Leonid L Moroz, Nathan G Hatcher, Rhanor Gillette   +3 more
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Goal-directed haemodynamic therapy during elective total hip arthroplasty under regional anaesthesia. [PDF]

, 2011
INTRODUCTION: Total hip replacement is one of the most commonly performed major orthopaedic operations. Goal-directed therapy (GDT) using haemodynamic monitoring has previously demonstrated outcome benefits in high-risk surgical patients under general ...
Michele Divella, Della Rocca, G, Nicola Langiano, Nicola Fasano, COSTA, Maria Gabriella, DELLA ROCCA, Giorgio, Fasano, N, Maria G Costa, Cecconi, M, Maurizio Cecconi, Divella, M, RHODES A, Rhodes, A, DIVELLA M, Costa, MG, Giorgio Rocca, FASANO N, CECCONI M, LANGIANO N, Langiano, N, Andrew Rhodes   +20 more
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Model transformations in Converge [PDF]

Model transformations are currently the focus of much interest and research due to the OMG’s QVT initiative. Current proposals for model transformation languages can be divided into two main camps: those taking a ‘declarative’ approach, and those opting
Tratt, Laurence, Clark, Tony
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Goal salience affects infants’ goal-directed gaze shifts

Frontiers in Psychology, 2012
Around their first year of life, infants are able to anticipate the goal of others’ ongoing actions. For instance, 12-month-olds anticipate the goal of everyday feeding actions and manual actions such as reaching and grasping.
Ivanina eHenrichs, Claudia eElsner, Birgit eElsner, Gustaf eGredebäck   +3 more
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Behavioral Reluctance in Adopting Open Access Publishing: Insights From a Goal-Directed Perspective

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
Despite growing awareness of the benefits of large-scale open access publishing, individual researchers seem reluctant to adopt this behavior, thereby slowing down the evolution toward a new scientific culture.
Massimo Köster, Massimo Köster, Agnes Moors, Agnes Moors, Jan De Houwer, Tony Ross-Hellauer, Inge Van Nieuwerburgh, Frederick Verbruggen   +7 more
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