Planning Voluntary Behavior

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A cognitive process that involves predicting outcome. It is an executive function involving the ability to manipulate novel and existing information to form strategies for achieving a behavioral goal; to construct possible outcomes at a rapid-fire pace according to our willed purpose of the moment or intentions, e.g., expressing our thoughts and feelings overtly with our singing voice. Planning expertise requires accurate definition of our immediate goal for the task at hand, as well as the ability to recall knowledge and generate a mental representation, or image, to guide intuitive performance of that task. Moreover, artistic performance requires the ability to mentally manipulate that image for a phenomenal (one of a kind) experience.[1]

  1. "NATS July 2022 Pedagogy Workshop Working Group Three Science-Informed Terminology and Definitions for Voice Pedagogy" (PDF). Science-Informed Voice Pedagogy Resources. Retrieved March 5 2025. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

Authored by: Paige De La O

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