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Prospective memory in dynamic environments: effects of load, delay, and phonological rehearsalA new paradigm was developed to examine prospective memory performance in a visual-spatial task that resembles some aspects of the work of air traffic controllers. Two experiments examined the role of workload (number of aeroplanes that participants directed), delay (between receipt of prospective instructions and execution), and phonological rehearsal. High workload increased prospective memory errors but increasing delay from 1-3 or 5 minutes had no effect. Shadowing aurally presented text reduced prospective memory performance, presumably because it prevented verbal rehearsal of the prospective instructions. However, performance on the foreground task of directing aeroplanes to routine destinations was affected only by workload and not by opportunity for rehearsal. Our results suggest that ability to maintain performance on a routine foreground task while performing a secondary task--perhaps analogous to conversation--does not predict ability to retrieve a prospective intention to deviate from the routine.
Document ID
20040123054
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Stone, M.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field CA United States)
Dismukes, K.
Remington, R.
Date Acquired
August 22, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 2001
Publication Information
Publication: Memory (Hove, England)
Volume: 9
Issue: 3
ISSN: 0965-8211
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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