The delay period as an opportunity to think about future intentions: Effects of delay length and delay task difficulty on young adult’s prospective memory performance

Mahy, Caitlin E. V.; Schnitzspahn, Katharina; Hering, Alexandra; Pagobo, Jacqueline; Kliegel, Matthias

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Title		The delay period as an opportunity to think about future intentions: Effects of delay length and delay task difficulty on young adult’s prospective memory performance
Authors		Mahy, Caitlin E. V. Schnitzspahn, Katharina Hering, Alexandra Pagobo, Jacqueline Kliegel, Matthias
Published in		Psychological Research. 2018, vol. 82, no. 3, p. 607-616
Abstract		The current study examined the impact of length and difficulty of the delay task on young adult’s event-based prospective memory (PM). Participants engaged in either a short (2.5 min) or a long (15 min) delay that was filled with either a simple item categorization task or a difficult cognitive task. They also completed a questionnaire on whether they thought about the PM intention during the delay period and how often they thought about it. Results revealed that participants’ PM was better after a difficult delay task compared to an easy delay task. Participants thought about the PM intention more often during the difficult delay task than during the easy delay task. PM performance was positively related to participants’ reports of how many times they thought about their intentions. The important role of delay task difficulty in allowing or preventing individuals from refreshing their future intentions is discussed.
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1007/s00426-017-0841-2
Full text		Article (Published version) (690 Kb) - Limited access to UNIGE Other version: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00426-017-0841-2
Structures		Faculté de psychologie et des sciences de l'éducation / Section de psychologie Centres et instituts / Centre interfacultaire de gérontologie et d'études des vulnérabilités
Research group		Cognitive Aging Lab (CAL)
Citation (ISO format)		MAHY, Caitlin E. V. et al. The delay period as an opportunity to think about future intentions: Effects of delay length and delay task difficulty on young adult’s prospective memory performance. In: Psychological Research, 2018, vol. 82, n° 3, p. 607-616. https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:114265