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Prospective Memory
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Prospective Memory
An Overview and Synthesis of an Emerging Field

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Learning | Memory
July 2012 | 280 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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When we think of memory, we typically think of remembering past events. However, there is another sort of memory for actions to be performed in the future, such as remembering to give a message to a friend, to take medication, or to turn off the oven. This sort of memory is called prospective memory, and it supports the planning and forward-looking activities that are a hallmark of human existence. However, despite a fast-growing literature and interest in prospective memory among psychologists, no integrative book provides an overview and synthesis of the theoretical and empirical work on this topic for instructors of memory courses and their students until now.
 
1. Prospective Memory: A New Research Enterprise
What is a Prospective Memory Task?

 
Scientific Study of Prospective Memory

 
 
2. Monitoring in Prospective Memory
Attentional Monitoring

 
Preparatory Attentional Processes

 
To Monitor or Not to Monitor: When is the Question

 
Summary

 
 
3. Spontaneous Retrieval in Prospective Remembering
Costs of Prospective Memory: Always Present?

 
Spontaneous Retrieval

 
Spontaneous Retrieval as a Reflexive Associative Memory Process

 
Spontaneous Noticing

 
Summary

 
 
Chapter 4. Multiprocess Theory of Prospective Memory
An Advantage of the Multiprocess Theory

 
Multiprocess Theory

 
Parameters of the Ongoing Task

 
Parameters of Prospective Memory Cues

 
Importance of the Prospective Memory Task

 
Individual Differences and Intra-Individual Differences

 
Planning

 
Summary

 
 
5. Storage and Retention of Intended Actions
Goschke and Kuhl’s Paradigm

 
Extending the Intention Superiority Effect

 
Retention of Intended Actions Over Time: Immune to Forgetting?

 
Retrieval of Intentions During the Retention Interval

 
Summary

 
 
6. Planning and Encoding of Intentions
Planning

 
Implementation Intentions

 
Individual Differences

 
Summary

 
 
7. Prospective Memory and Life Span Development
Prospective Memory in Children

 
Prospective Memory in Older Adults

 
Summary and Observations

 
 
8. Cognitive Neuroscience of Prospective Memory
The Neuropsychology of Prospective Memory

 
Neuroimaging and Prospective Memory

 
Event-Related Brain Potentials (ERPs)

 
Summary and Future Directions

 
 
9. Prospective Memory as it Applies to Work and Naturalistic Settings
General Recommendations for Improving Prospective Memory

 
An Analysis of a Prospective Memory Failure as Possible Interventions

 
Limitations of Generalizing to Applied and Natural Settings on the Basis of Existing Laboratory Experiments

 
Non-laboratory Methods for Investigating Prospective Memory

 
External Reminding Devices

 
Summary

 
 
10. Final Thoughts

In their new book, McDaniel & Einstein provide a direly needed review of this fascinating new field, providing important information for researchers, clinicians, and laypeople alike on how basic cognitive science is coming to a "big picture" understanding of prospective memory. The authors write very clearly, avoiding jargon and remaining casual while nonetheless maintaining the intellectual "pace" that is more commonly found in peer-reviewed journal articles. Highly recommended to students of psychology who are curious about an up-and-coming area of research that is ripe for further work.

Chris Chatham
Developing Intelligence
Developing Intelligence

The processing of information in a sporting context is vital for performance. Team sports frequently have playbooks that contain hundreds of plays that are not always easy to remember. Understanding memory process will help in particular tasks that do not require immediate attention which makes this book very suitable for supplementary reading.

Mr Ian Sherwin
Physical Education & Sports Sciences, University of Limerick
November 11, 2014
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This is a great book that is both stimulating and easy to read. It successfully summarises the main advances in this emerging field and fully captures 2 decades of research on Prospective memory

Dr Florentia Hadjiefthyvoulou
Psychology, Nottingham Trent Univ.
September 22, 2014
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Mark A. McDaniel

Mark A. McDaniel (Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1980) is a Professor of Psychology at Washington University. He conducts research on human learning and memory and particularly on prospective memory and memory and aging. One unifying theme in his research is the investigation of factors and processes that lead to memory and learning failures. McDaniel has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and edited books and is a leader in the field of prospective memory, with over two million dollars in grant support from NIH and NASA for memory and cognition research. He is a Fellow of Divisions 3 (Experimental Psychology) and 20... More About Author

Gilles O. Einstein

Gilles O. Einstein (Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1977) is Professor and Chair of Psychology at Furman University. His research specialty is memory and aging, specifically aging and prospective memory, the roles of distinctive information and organization in memory, and mnemonic devices. He is a Fellow in Divisions 3 (Experimental Psychology) and 20 (Adult Development and Aging) of the American Psychological Association and also a member of the American Psychological Society and the Psychonomic Society. Einstein has over 65 published articles, book chapters, and edited books and, along with Mark McDaniel, is considered a leader in the... More About Author

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