Implementation-intention encoding in a prospective memory task enhances spontaneous retrieval of intentions

Memory

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 803-817

  Rummel, Jan ^a,b   Einstein, Gilles O ^a   Rampey, Hilary ^a  

^a FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Implementation intention; Prospective memory; Spontaneous retrieval

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EPISODIC MEMORY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ATTENTION; AWARENESS; COGNITION; CUES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MEMORY, EPISODIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870993741     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2012.707214     Document Type: Article

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