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prospective memory  

Definition

  • Memory of delayed intentions, such as remembering an appointment next Monday at 5 p.m., comprising a retrospective component (i.e. remembering what is to be done and when) and a prospective component (i.e. remembering that something is to be done). Prospective memory thus integrates memory and executive processes (planning, monitoring, etc.).

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  • delayed intention
  • memory for intention
  • memory for planned intention
  • prospective remembering
  • realization of delayed intentions
  • remembering to recall
  • remembering to remember

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Blondelle, G., Hainselin, M., Gounden, Y., & Quaglino, V. (2020). Instruments measuring prospective memory: A systematic and meta-analytic review. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 35(5), 576–596. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acaa009

    [Study type: meta-analysis / Access: open]
  • • Bouëdec, B. L., & Germain, B. D. (1997). La mémoire prospective ou se souvenir des actions futures. L’Année Psychologique, 97(3), 519-544. https://doi.org/10.3406/psy.1997.28973

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • Cohen, A.-L., & Hicks, J. L. (2017). Prospective memory: Remembering to remember, remembering to forget. Springer.

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  • • Einstein, G. O., & McDaniel, M. A. (2005). Prospective memory: Multiple retrieval processes. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14(6), 286–290. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0963-7214.2005.00382.x

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Grünbaum, T., & Kyllingsbæk, S. (2020). Is remembering to do a special kind of memory? Review of Philosophy and Psychology, 11(2), 385‑404. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13164-020-00479-5

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  • • Guynn, M. J., Einstein, G. O., & McDaniel, M. A. (2019). Methods of studying prospective memory. In H. Otani & B. L. Schwartz (Eds.), Handbook of research methods in human memory (p. 284‑312). Routledge.

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  • • Kliegel, M., McDaniel, M. A., & Einstein, G. O. (Eds.). (2012). Prospective memory: Cognitive, neuroscience, developmental, and applied perspectives. Psychology Press.

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  • • Lecouvey, G., Gonneaud, J., Eustache, F., & Desgranges, B. (2015). Les grandes théories de la mémoire prospective: Vers une vision dynamique des processus cognitifs engagés lors du rappel programmé d’intentions. Revue de neuropsychologie, 7(3), 207–216. https://doi.org/10.3917/rne.073.0207

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  • • Lecouvey, G., Gonneaud, J., Eustache, F., & Desgranges, B. (2015). Les processus cognitifs de la mémoire prospective. Revue de neuropsychologie, Volume 7(3), 199‑206. https://doi.org/10.3917/rne.073.0199

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]
  • • McBride, D. M., & Workman, R. A. (2017). Is prospective memory unique? A comparison of prospective and retrospective memory. In B. H. Ross (Ed.), Psychology of Learning and Motivation (Vol. 67, p. 213‑238). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.plm.2017.03.007

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  • • McDaniel, M. A., & Einstein, G. O. (2000). Strategic and automatic processes in prospective memory retrieval : A multiprocess framework. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 14(7), S127‑S144. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.775

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  • • Meacham, J. & B.Leiman. (1975). Remembering to perform future actions. American Psychological Association Conference, Chicago.

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  • • Meacham, J., & Singer, J. (1977). Incentive effects in prospective remembering. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 97, 191‑197. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.1977.9923962

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Perdue, B. M., Evans, T. A., Williamson, R. A., Gonsiorowski, A., & Beran, M. J. (2014). Prospective memory in children and chimpanzees. Animal Cognition, 17(2), 287–295. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-013-0661-8

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  • • Rouleau, I., Lajeunesse, A., Drolet, V., Potvin, M.-J., Marcone, S., Lecomte, S., Imbeault, H., Limoges, F., Labelle, V., Gagnon, J.-F., & Joubert, S. (2016). L’évaluation clinique de la mémoire prospective dans le MCI. NPG Neurologie - Psychiatrie - Gériatrie, 16(93), 152‑158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.npg.2015.07.010

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  • • Rummel, J., & Kvavilashvili, L. (2023). Current theories of prospective memory and new directions for theory development. Nature Reviews Psychology, 2, 40–54. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-022-00121-4

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  • • Rummel, J., & McDaniel M.A. (Eds.) (2019). Prospective memory. Routledge.

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  • • Wilson, A. G., & Crystal, J. D. (2012). Prospective memory in the rat. Animal Cognition, 15(3), 349–358. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-011-0459-5

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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  • Geoffrey Blondelle
  • Mathieu Hainselin

In other languages

  • mémoire prospective

    French

  • intention différée
  • mémoire des intentions
  • mémoire des intentions planifiées
  • réalisation d'intentions différées

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