Effect of field-dependent versus field-independent cognitive styles on prospective and retrospective memory slips

This article describes a study with two major objectives: first, to investigate whether prospective memory functioning is dissociated from retrospective memory functioning and, second, to examine whether field-independent cognitive style will differ significantly from field-dependent cognitive style...

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Published in:South African journal of psychology 2016-12, Vol.46 (4), p.542-552
Main Authors: Ezeh, Valentine Chijioke, Mefoh, Philip Chukwuemeka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dissociation
Field-dependent
Field-independent
Prospective memory
Retrospective memory
Transfer-appropriate processing framework
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Summary:This article describes a study with two major objectives: first, to investigate whether prospective memory functioning is dissociated from retrospective memory functioning and, second, to examine whether field-independent cognitive style will differ significantly from field-dependent cognitive style in prospective and retrospective memory functioning. A total of 76 undergraduate students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (41 men, 35 women; mean age: 19.66 years; standard deviation = 2.02) completed the Group Embedded Figures Test and the Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire. Omnibus statistic showed that prospective and retrospective memory was not dissociated (p < .001) and the field-dependent versus field-independent cognitive styles differed significantly on prospective (p < .001) and retrospective memory (p < .001). The results were viewed as tentative; the study maintains that future studies are required to provide converging evidence. Authors concluded with some suggestions for further research.
ISSN:0081-2463
2078-8208
2078-208X
DOI:10.1177/0081246316632969