Retrieval experience in prospective memory: strategic monitoring and spontaneous retrieval

Meier, Beat; Zimmermann, Thomas; Perrig, Walter J. (2006). Retrieval experience in prospective memory: strategic monitoring and spontaneous retrieval. Memory, 14(7), pp. 872-889. Hove: Psychology Press 10.1080/09658210600783774

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According to the multi-process model of prospective memory (McDaniel & Einstein, 2000), performance in a prospective memory task may be due to spontaneous retrieval processes or due to strategic monitoring. Spontaneous retrieval is typically accompanied by a pop up experience and strategic monitoring by a search experience. In this study we report two experiments with young adults in which we systematically investigated whether retrieval experience differed across experimental conditions. In Experiment 1 some prospective memory targets were preceded by associated primes. We expected that presenting primes would enhance performance by an automatic activation of the intention and hence lead to an increase in pop up experiences. In Experiment 2 half of the participants received instructions containing information about the specific context in which the prospective memory task would occur, whereas the other half of the participants received no such information. We expected that specific context instructions would enhance performance by legitimate anticipation of the prospective memory task and hence would lead to an increase in search experiences. The results confirmed these expectations. They indicate that the assessment of retrieval experience can provide valuable insights into the processes underlying prospective memory performance. They also suggest that retrieval experience can vary systematically across experimental situations as predicted by the multi-process model.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Psychological and Behavioral Health 07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology
UniBE Contributor:	Meier, Beat, Zimmermann, Thomas, Perrig, Walter
ISSN:	0965-8211
Publisher:	Psychology Press
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:49
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2023 23:32
Publisher DOI:	10.1080/09658210600783774
PubMed ID:	16938698
Web of Science ID:	000241268000007
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/20457 (FactScience: 3758)