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  • Neuroscience
  • Human Factors

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  • Event-based prospective memory (PM) involves remembering to perform actions upon encountering specific cues.
  • Real-world environments demand adaptation and learning for effective PM.
  • Existing cognitive models may not fully capture the dynamic learning processes in PM.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of learning opportunities on event-based PM performance.
  • To augment the prospective memory decision control (PMDC) model with target learning mechanisms.
  • To compare PM performance in single-target versus multiple-target conditions with varying learning exposures.

Main Methods:

  • An experiment manipulating exposure to PM targets was conducted.
  • Participants completed single-target and multiple-target PM tasks.
  • The augmented PMDC model was applied to analyze experimental data.

Main Results:

  • Single-target PM accuracy was high, while multiple-target PM accuracy improved with practice.
  • Response times were initially slower for multiple-target PM but converged with single-target PM over time.
  • Model analysis revealed that learning increased evidence accumulation and response inhibition for multiple targets.

Conclusions:

  • Event-based PM processes dynamically evolve with learning and target repetition.
  • The augmented PMDC model provides a framework for understanding learning effects in PM.
  • Continued learning opportunities are crucial for optimizing performance in complex prospective memory tasks.