The effects of ongoing activity on time estimation in prospective remembering

Two experiments examined whether time‐based prospective memory performance is influenced by the continuous or discontinuous nature of an ongoing activity. The first experiment demonstrated that prospective memory performance was not influenced by the engagement in continuous or discontinuous ongoing...

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Published in:Applied cognitive psychology 2010-09, Vol.24 (6), p.774-791
Main Authors: Occhionero, Miranda, Esposito, Maria José, Cicogna, Pier Carla, Nigro, Giovanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Cognitive psychology
Experiments
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Interference
Learning. Memory
Memory
Proactive interference
Prospective memory
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Recall
Task performance
Timing
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Summary:Two experiments examined whether time‐based prospective memory performance is influenced by the continuous or discontinuous nature of an ongoing activity. The first experiment demonstrated that prospective memory performance was not influenced by the engagement in continuous or discontinuous ongoing activity. The second experiment demonstrated that a discontinuous ongoing activity negatively affected prospective memory performance when participants had to execute two time‐based tasks for which the retention intervals partially overlapped. The results suggest that when individuals are engaged in multiple time‐based tasks, a general timing disruption occurs, with a proactive interference effect resulting in costs that are detrimental to prospective timing. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0888-4080
1099-0720
1099-0720
DOI:10.1002/acp.1585