Rubicon model

The Rubicon model "defines clear boundaries between motivational and action phases."

[3] A self-regulatory feedback model incorporating these interfaces was proposed later by others, as illustrated in the figure.

[4][5] The Rubicon model addresses four questions, as identified by Achtziger and Gollwitzer:[3] The study of these issues is undertaken by both the fields of cognitive neuroscience and social psychology.

A possible connection between these approaches is brain imaging work attempting to relate volition to neuroanatomy.

[6] Human action coordinates such aspects of human behavior as perception, thought, emotion, and skills to classify goals as attainable or unattainable and then to engage or disengage in trying to attain these goals.