Citation

Klein SB, Robertson TE, Delton AW, Lax ML. J. Exp. Psychol. Learn. Mem. Cogn. 2012; 38(1): 240-245.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0025200

PMID

21859232

PMCID

PMC3302925

Abstract

In this article, we demonstrate that planning tasks enhance recall when the context of planning (a) is self-referential and (b) draws on familiar scenarios represented in episodic memory. Specifically, we show that when planning tasks are sorted according to the degree to which they evoke memories of personally familiar scenarios (e.g., planning a picnic), recall is reliably superior to tasks that fail to do so (e.g., planning an Arctic trek). We discuss the implications of these findings for planning tasks and their relation to episodic memory. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved).

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