James was required to attend a conference with his supervisor, Alan, on Sunday. Even though Alan told James to make a note of it
in his diary, James did not do so. On the day of the conference, James was at home talking to a friend who mentioned a conference that she attended. James was immediately reminded of the conference he was supposed to attend and just about made it on time. This scenario best illustrates _____ memory.
Event-based prospective memory: The event-based prospective memory is defined as the memory that is being precipitated by an environmental cue that specifies that a particular action requires to be performed.
Example: A person remembers to buy fruits after seeing the fruits seller.
Deficits in prospective memory can lead to profound impacts on an individual's psychosocial well-being and everyday functioning.
The event-based prospective memory tasks entail both retrospective and prospective components.
