Approaches to studying the concept of anticipation and forecasting

The author of the article gives the review of theories and approaches connected with the phenomenon of anticipation and prediction. A wide variety of terminology is considered that describes the effect of anticipation, since the change in the concept is caused not by the displacement of previous meanings, but by their acquisition of additional properties and the emergence of new word formations. It is emphasized that the phenomenon of anticipation acts not only as an inseparable part of human being, but is also recognized as the most valuable component of the regulatory side of his behavior.