Abstract: Prospective memory is remembering to perform an action in the future. The authors introduce the 1st formal model of event-based prospective memory, namely, a multinomial model that includes 2 separate parameters related to prospective memory processes. The 1st measures preparatory attentional processes, and the 2nd measures retrospective memory processes. The model was validated in 4 experiments. Manipulations of instructions to place importance on either the prospective memory task or the background task (Experiments 1 and 2) and manipulations of distinctiveness of prospective memory targets (Experiment 2) had expected effects on model parameters, as did a manipulation of the difficulty of prospective memory target encoding (Experiments 3 and 4). An alternative model was also evaluated. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2007 APA, all rights reserved) (from the journal abstract)
Keywords: event-based prospective memory; multinomial model; prospective memory processes; preparatory attentional processes; retrospective memory; Attention; Cognitive Processes; Experiences (Events); Memory; Models
Notes: 0278-7393Accession Number: 2004-15494-002. First Author & Affiliation: Smith, Rebekah E.; Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, US. Other Journal Title: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition. Release Date: 20040705. Publication Type: Journal (0100) Peer Reviewed Journal (0110). Media Covered: Print. Media Available: Electronic; Print. Document Type: Journal Article. Language: English. Major Descriptor: Attention; Cognitive Processes; Experiences (Events); Memory; Models. Classification: Learning & Memory (2343) . Population: Human (10) . Methodology: Empirical Study; Quantitative Study. References Available: Y.
