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Background:

  • Event-based prospective memory (ProM) involves remembering to act on cues.
  • Encoding modality impacts ProM, with visual encoding being more studied than auditory.
  • The interaction between encoding modality and encoding strategies on ProM is underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the effects of encoding modality (visual vs. auditory), cue specificity, and encoding modes (standard vs. implementation intention) on event-based ProM.
  • To determine if implementation intention encoding benefits ProM performance differently across encoding modalities and cue specificities.

Main Methods:

  • Experiment 1 manipulated cue specificity and encoding modality.
  • Experiment 2 added encoding mode (standard vs. implementation intention) as a variable.
  • Participants completed event-based ProM tasks under various encoding conditions.

Main Results:

  • Auditory encoding led to better ProM performance than visual encoding.
  • Implementation intention encoding improved ProM, especially with non-specific cues and visual encoding.
  • Cue specificity generally facilitated ProM performance.

Conclusions:

  • Auditory encoding is superior for ProM compared to visual encoding.
  • Implementation intention is a beneficial strategy for enhancing ProM, particularly in non-specific cue conditions.
  • The effectiveness of encoding strategies interacts with modality and cue specificity.