title: (Non)Issues of infinite regress in modeling motor behavior.
abstract: In the past, infinite regress criticisms that have been raised about models of motor behavior have been reserved for executive-type models (e.g., Beek & Meijer, 1988). On the basis of Gödel's (1930/1986) proof that an algorithm cannot prove its own validity, the authors reason that executive- as well as self-organized-type explanatory models of motor behavior have infinite regress difficulties. The conclusion offered in the present article is that judgments on a model's theoretical importance should be based not on issues of infinite regress but on other relevant characteristics, such as its propensity for falsification (Popper, 1959).
authors.affiliation: Division of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Wayne State University.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Kohl
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Ben-David