Event-Based Prospective Memory and Executive Control of Working Memory

In 5 experiments, the character of concurrent cognitive processing was manipulated during an event-based prospective memory task. High- and low-load conditions that differed only in the difficulty of the concurrent task were tested in each experiment. In Experiments 1 and 2, attention-demanding task...

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Published in:Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition memory, and cognition, 1998-03, Vol.24 (2), p.336-349
Main Authors: Marsh, Richard L, Hicks, Jason L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attention
Biological and medical sciences
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive Processes
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Human Channel Capacity
Humans
Learning. Memory
Male
Memory
Memory, Short-Term
Mental Recall
Pattern Recognition, Visual
Problem Solving
Prospective Memory
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Short Term Memory
Students - psychology
Verbal Behavior
Verbal Learning
Workload - psychology
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Summary:In 5 experiments, the character of concurrent cognitive processing was manipulated during an event-based prospective memory task. High- and low-load conditions that differed only in the difficulty of the concurrent task were tested in each experiment. In Experiments 1 and 2, attention-demanding tasks from the literature on executive control produced decrements in prospective memory. In Experiment 3, attention was divided by different loads of articulatory suppression that did not ultimately lead to decrements in prospective memory. A high-load manipulation of a visuospatial task requiring performance monitoring resulted in worse prospective memory in Experiment 4, whereas in Experiment 5 a visuospatial task with little monitoring did not. Results are discussed in terms of executive functions, such as planning and monitoring, that appear to be critical to successful event-based prospective memory.
ISSN:0278-7393
1939-1285
DOI:10.1037/0278-7393.24.2.336