title: Preliminary remarks on type of task and delay in children's prospective memory.
abstract: This study investigated the extent to which the type of task influences children's prospective memory performance. 80 subjects, aged 7 to 11 yr. participated in an experiment in which the type of task (time-based vs event-based) and the retention interval (5 min. vs 10 min.) varied. The prospective memory task was embedded in a principal task lasting about 15 min. and required subjects perform an action at a given time or in response to a specific cue. Analysis indicated that the delay was associated with prospective memory performance only on a time-based task in which the intention has to be performed after 10 min. but not age. Analysis indicated also that time monitoring was associated with shorter latency between the target time and the execution of the intention on the time-based task. Implications were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento did Psicologia, Second University of Naples, Italia.
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nigro
authors.forename: Vincenzo Paolo
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Senese
authors.forename: Ornella
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Natullo
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sergi
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D003463:Cues; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D012016:Reference Values; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D013998:Time Perception