Multiple Processes in Prospective Memory Retrieval: Factors Determining Monitoring Versus Spontaneous Retrieval

Autor: Sara Mayfield, Ruthann C. Thomas, Jennifer Breneiser, Gilles O. Einstein, Hilary Shank, Nova Morrisette, Mark A. McDaniel
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 134:327-342
ISSN: 1939-2222
0096-3445
DOI: 10.1037/0096-3445.134.3.327
Popis: Theoretically, prospective memory retrieval can be accomplished either by controlled monitoring of the environment for a target event or by a more reflexive process that spontaneously responds to the presence of a target event. These views were evaluated in Experiments 1-4 by examining whether performing a prospective memory task produced costs on the speed of performing the ongoing task. In Experiment 5, the authors directly tested for the existence of spontaneous retrieval. The results supported the multiprocess theory (M. A. McDaniel & G. O. Einstein, 2000) predictions that (a) spontaneous retrieval can occur and can support good prospective memory and (b) depending on task demands and individual differences, people rely to different degrees on monitoring versus spontaneous retrieval for prospective remembering.
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