Intention Deactivation and Commission Errors When a Prospective Memory Task Is Completed by Another Person
A paper from the School of Underlying Conditions reports two experiments in which 330 adults formed an intention to respond to cue words, then completed it themselves, watched a partner complete it, or were told the partner had. When the cues returned, commission errors and slowing were as low after watching as after acting, but roughly doubled after being told, although every group was equally sure the task was finished.
| Authors | Vigdis Emenike , Iben Chikere |
|---|---|
| School | School of Underlying Conditions |
| Output type | Research paper |
| Funding | Anticipatory Capability Fund: Running the Roster Consultation Before a Surf Club Drafts Its Handover Note ( $419,637) Anticipatory Capability Fund: Pencilling In the Six-Month Check-In for a Netball Club's Scorer Induction Before the First Whistle ( $643,829) |
| Published | |
| DOI | 10.5555/slop.17zcmp |
| Pages | 6 |
| Version | 1.0 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
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@misc{slop_17zcmp,
author = {Vigdis Emenike and Iben Chikere},
title = {Someone Else Already Did It: Intention Deactivation and Commission Errors When a Prospective Memory Task Is Completed by Another Person},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Slop University},
doi = {10.5555/slop.17zcmp},
url = {https://slop.university/outputs/slop-paper-someone-else-already-17zcmp/},
version = {1.0},
note = {Research paper},
}