Maylor, Elizabeth A., Chater, Nick and Brown, G. D. A. (Gordon D. A.) (2001) Scale invariance in the retrieval of retrospective and prospective memories. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, Vol.8 (No.1). pp. 162-167. ISSN 1069-9384.

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Abstract

How does memory retrieval depend on time scale? One strong hypothesis is that such retrieval is scale-invariant (i.e., invariant across different time scales). To test this hypothesis, three groups of participants were given 4 min to recall what they did yesterday, last week, or last year (retrospective memories), and 4 min to recall what they intended to do tomorrow, next week, or next year (prospective memories). In line with scale invariance, retrieval performance was indistinguishable across time scales, for both retrospective and prospective memory. An additional finding was that significantly more prospective memories were recalled than retrospective memories, confirming previous observations of the "intention-superiority effect" (Goschke & Kuhl, 1993).

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Prospective memory , Memory -- Testing , Recollection (Psychology)
Journal or Publication Title:	Psychonomic Bulletin and Review
Publisher:	Psychonomic Society
ISSN:	1069-9384
Official Date:	March 2001
Dates:	Date Event March 2001 Published
Volume:	Vol.8
Number:	No.1
Number of Pages:	6
Page Range:	pp. 162-167
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Funder:	Medical Research Council (Great Britain) (MRC)
Grant number:	G9608199 (MRC), G9606610N (MRC)

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