Cognitive Control of Action

In this volume, David A. Rosenbaum reflects on his distinguished career as an eminent scholar in the field of human perception and performance. Offering a unique perspective on the cognitive psychology of physical action control, the book charts Rosenbaum's development as one of the pioneers of the field.

David A. Rosenbaum is a cognitive psychologist and Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside.

1. The Movement Precuing Technique: Assumptions, Applications, and Extensions 2. Posture-based Motion Planning: Applications to Grasping 3. The Cinderella of Psychology: The Neglect of Motor Control in the Science of Mental Life and Behavior 4. Etiquette and Effort: Holding Doors for Others 5. What's in a Grasp? 6. Sooner Rather than Later: Precrastination Rather Than Procrastination 7. Moving in Space and Time 8. Think Then Act, or Act Then Think? Double-response Reaction Times Shed Light on Decision Dynamics in Precrastination