Citation

Occhionero M, Cicogna P, Esposito MJ. Am. J. Psychol. 2017; 130(1): 93-103.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, University of Illinois Press)

DOI

10.5406/amerjpsyc.130.1.0093

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to deepen knowledge about the effect of a lowered vigilance state on time-based prospective memory (TBPM) performance. For this purpose 2 TBPM tasks (primary and interpolated), which shared a portion of the retention interval, and 3 reasoning tasks, as ongoing activities, were administered after total sleep deprivation and in a regular sleep condition. The results showed a detrimental effect of sleep deprivation on prospective memory performance and a partial dissociation between clock-checking behavior and time estimation for prospective compliance. This study clearly indicates that total sleep deprivation impairs the ability to complete multiple prospective task assignments in a timely fashion.

RESULTS are discussed suggesting the existence of different mechanisms involved in time monitoring and other cognitive functions underlying TBPM performance.

Language: en