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Associations between performance-based and self-reported prospective memory, impulsivity and encoding support.
Thomas Edward Gladwin1, Matt Jewiss2, Milena Banic2
1Institute of Education, Health and Social Sciences, University of Chichester, United Kingdom; Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Acta Psychologica
|April 6, 2020
Summary
Impulsivity, particularly sensation seeking and positive urgency, negatively impacts prospective memory (PM), the ability to remember future actions. This study found PM tasks have good psychometric properties and are linked to self-reported memory.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Neuroscience
Background:
- Prospective memory (PM) is crucial for daily functioning, involving the execution of future intentions.
- Impulsivity is hypothesized to negatively influence PM, but empirical evidence requires further investigation.
- Understanding the psychometric properties of PM tasks and the impact of encoding support is essential.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between facets of impulsivity and prospective memory performance.
- To evaluate the psychometric properties, including convergent validity, of a novel PM task.
- To determine if external support during encoding enhances PM or modifies its relationship with impulsivity.
Main Methods:
- 245 participants completed an online experiment involving a working memory task with integrated PM trials.
- Two versions of the PM task were used: a baseline and one with external encoding support (visualization).
- Self-reported PM (PRMQ) and impulsivity facets (SUPPS) were assessed.
Main Results:
- PM performance demonstrated good reliability and acceptable validity, correlating with self-reported PM beyond working memory.
- Negative associations were found between PM performance and impulsivity facets (sensation seeking, positive urgency) in the baseline condition.
- External encoding support did not yield significant overall improvements in PM performance.
Conclusions:
- The study provides further evidence for a relationship between specific facets of impulsivity and prospective memory.
- The developed PM task exhibits good psychometric properties, including convergent validity with self-report measures.
- External support for encoding did not enhance PM performance in this experimental setup.
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