Author's Department/Program
Psychology
Language
English (en)
Date of Award
1-1-2010
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Chair and Committee
Mark McDaniel
Abstract
In two experiments, predictions from the discrepancy-plus-search view: e.g., McDaniel & Einstein, 2000) were tested against predictions from the familiarity view: McDaniel, 1995) and the preparatory attentional and memory processes theory: PAM; Smith, 2003). Discrepancy was manipulated by mismatching the actual and the expected category typicality of PM targets while familiarity was manipulated by the category typicality of PM targets alone. Consistent with PAM’s prediction, higher PM performance with significant monitoring was found in the conditions where typical category exemplars served as nontargets. While the significant monitoring limited the opportunity for discrepancy to facilitate PM performance, further analyses hinted at a potential effect of discrepancy on PM performance. The implications of the findings are discussed under several theoretical frameworks.
Recommended Citation
Lee, Ji hae, "Typical PM targets are not typically better than atypical PM targets: Underlying mechanisms of Prospective Memory retrieval" (2010). All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). 786.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/etd/786
Comments
Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K73X84R1