The Processing Mechanism of Repetitive Practice Affecting Time-Based Prospective Memory
Time-based prospective memory (TBPM) refers to performing intended actions at a specific time in the future. The TBPM task is very common in daily life, and whether it can be successfully completed can affect our quality of life. Repeated behavior training can usually improve social cognitive perfor...
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| description | Time-based prospective memory (TBPM) refers to performing intended actions at a specific time in the future. The TBPM task is very common in daily life, and whether it can be successfully completed can affect our quality of life. Repeated behavior training can usually improve social cognitive performance, and this study focused on exploring whether TBPM performance could improve with repeated behavior training. Meanwhile, we also focused on whether behavior training could reduce attention consumption, both internal and external, attention on TBPM tasks. In this study, a single-factor between-subject design was adopted. Seventy-three undergraduates were assigned to three groups: the control group, the baseline group, and the experimental group. The baseline group only needs to perform ongoing tasks, so the ongoing task performance of the control group will not be affected by TBPM tasks. The control group needs to perform both ongoing and TBPM tasks without practice. The experimental group needs to perform both ongoing and TBPM tasks after 30 exercises. The ongoing task is a typical working memory task. The TBPM task was to press a “1” button every 1 min. The results showed that the performance of ongoing tasks in the baseline group, experimental group, and control group decreased sequentially, and the experimental group had less time monitoring than the control group. The results indicated that behavior training could reduce attention consumption in both internal attention and external attention, but it could not reach the level of automatic processing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dd51487dfba94265ad13ebc60c085a582023-11-19T09:35:15ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-09-0113975010.3390/bs13090750The Processing Mechanism of Repetitive Practice Affecting Time-Based Prospective MemoryJiaqun Gan0Yunfei Guo1Enguo Wang2Institute of Psychology and Behavior, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, ChinaInstitute of Psychology and Behavior, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, ChinaInstitute of Psychology and Behavior, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000, ChinaTime-based prospective memory (TBPM) refers to performing intended actions at a specific time in the future. The TBPM task is very common in daily life, and whether it can be successfully completed can affect our quality of life. Repeated behavior training can usually improve social cognitive performance, and this study focused on exploring whether TBPM performance could improve with repeated behavior training. Meanwhile, we also focused on whether behavior training could reduce attention consumption, both internal and external, attention on TBPM tasks. In this study, a single-factor between-subject design was adopted. Seventy-three undergraduates were assigned to three groups: the control group, the baseline group, and the experimental group. The baseline group only needs to perform ongoing tasks, so the ongoing task performance of the control group will not be affected by TBPM tasks. The control group needs to perform both ongoing and TBPM tasks without practice. The experimental group needs to perform both ongoing and TBPM tasks after 30 exercises. The ongoing task is a typical working memory task. The TBPM task was to press a “1” button every 1 min. The results showed that the performance of ongoing tasks in the baseline group, experimental group, and control group decreased sequentially, and the experimental group had less time monitoring than the control group. The results indicated that behavior training could reduce attention consumption in both internal attention and external attention, but it could not reach the level of automatic processing.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/9/750time-based prospective memorybehavior trainingattention consumptioninternal attentionexternal attention |
| spellingShingle | Jiaqun Gan Yunfei Guo Enguo Wang The Processing Mechanism of Repetitive Practice Affecting Time-Based Prospective Memory Behavioral Sciences time-based prospective memory behavior training attention consumption internal attention external attention |
| title | The Processing Mechanism of Repetitive Practice Affecting Time-Based Prospective Memory |
| title_full | The Processing Mechanism of Repetitive Practice Affecting Time-Based Prospective Memory |
| title_fullStr | The Processing Mechanism of Repetitive Practice Affecting Time-Based Prospective Memory |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Processing Mechanism of Repetitive Practice Affecting Time-Based Prospective Memory |
| title_short | The Processing Mechanism of Repetitive Practice Affecting Time-Based Prospective Memory |
| title_sort | processing mechanism of repetitive practice affecting time based prospective memory |
| topic | time-based prospective memory behavior training attention consumption internal attention external attention |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/9/750 |
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