Forgetting to carry out an intention as planned can have serious consequences in everyday
life. People sometimes even forget intentions that they consider as very important. Here, we …

In prospective memory (PM) research, a common finding is that people are slower to perform
an ongoing task with concurrent PM demands than to perform the same task alone. This …

Researchers have become increasingly aware that data-analysis decisions affect results.
Here, we examine this issue systematically for multinomial processing tree (MPT) models, a …

Human performance in complex multiple-task environments depends critically on the
interplay between cognitive control and cognitive capacity. In this paper we propose a …

In prospective memory tasks different kinds of load can occur. Adding a prospective memory
task can impose a load on ongoing task performance. Adding ongoing task load (OTL) can …

Studies using retrospective memory tasks have revealed that animates/living beings are
better remembered than are inanimates/nonliving things (the animacy effect). However …

Objectives Across the life span, deficits in executive functioning (EF) are associated with
poor behavioral control and failure to achieve goals. Though EF is often discussed as one …

Successful completion of delayed intentions is a common but important aspect of daily
behavior. Such behavior requires not only memory for the intended action but also …

Event-based prospective memory (PM) refers to relying on environmental cues to trigger
retrieval of a deferred action plan from long-term memory. Considerable research has …

The retention phase of a prospective memory (PM) task poses different challenges,
including demands to store or maintain an intended action and to realize the right moment …