Memory control and prospective memory tasks

Encoding or retrieval is deliberately shaped by instruction: an item is to be forgotten, suppressed, related to the self, or an intention is to be executed later; the effect on later memory or on intention completion is the measure.

This family contains 4 tasks.

Directed Forgetting

Study-phase cues instruct participants to remember or forget specific items or lists; later memory tests index intentional forgetting. Engages 5 processesDirected forgettingEncodingRetrievalResponse inhibitionMetacognitive control. 3 aliasesDF TaskItem-Method DFList-Method DF, 7 variationsItem-Method Directed ForgettingList-Method Directed ForgettingRecognition vs. Recall TestDirected Forgetting with Source MemoryEmotional Directed ForgettingDirected Forgetting of Actions (SPT)Cumulative Directed Forgetting.

Prospective Memory

Participants perform an ongoing task while remembering to execute a deferred intention when a target event occurs (event-based) or after a time interval (time-based); PM hit rate indexes the ability to remember to remember. Engages 4 processesProspective memorySelf-monitoringRetrievalSet shifting. 5 aliasesEvent-Based Prospective MemoryTime-Based Prospective MemoryPM TaskEinstein-McDaniel ParadigmPMTASK, 6 variationsEvent-Based PM (Focal Cue)Event-Based PM (Non-Focal Cue)Time-Based PMActivity-Based PMMultiple-Intention PMNaturalistic PM.

Self-Referential Encoding

Participants judge whether trait adjectives describe themselves vs. another person or a semantic property; the self-reference effect (superior recall for self-encoded items) and endorsement patterns index self-concept and self-referential processing. Engages 4 processesSelf-referential processingEncodingRetrievalRecollection. 4 aliasesSRETSelf-Reference Effect ParadigmSelf-Referential Processing TaskTrait Adjective Endorsement Task, 6 variationsStandard Trait Adjective EncodingPositive/Negative Valence SplitClose vs. Distant Other-ReferenceIncidental vs. Intentional EncodingEndorsement-Only (No Memory Test)Source Memory for Self-Encoded Items.

Think/No-Think

Cue words are presented with instructions to either retrieve or suppress their learned associate; later memory for suppressed items indexes retrieval-induced forgetting through inhibition. Engages 5 processesDirected forgettingResponse inhibitionRecallMetacognitive controlRetrieval. 2 aliasesTNT TaskThink No-Think, 6 variationsStandard Think/No-Think (TNT)Independent Probe TestTNT with Intrusion ReportingEmotional TNTTNT with Thought SubstitutionDose-Response TNT.

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Task	Membership	Note
Prospective Memory	filed here	Execute a deferred intention during an ongoing task; the only prospective paradigm in the Catalog