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Selected Topics in Prospective Memory

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In this chapter, we review selected topics in the field of prospective memory (PM) that are thought to be of current significance. Beginning with the challenges inherent in providing a satisfactory definition of prospective memory, we go on to discuss PM retrieval processes (top-down attentional processes that rely on monitoring vs. spontaneous noticing processes). We consider the recent emergence of the field of episodic future thinking and suggest ways that it can be incorporated into our understanding of prospective memory. Lastly, we review how carrying out intentions in a social context influences behavior.

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”

Søren Kierkegaard

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