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@MISC{Miintylii96,
author = {Timo Miintylii and Teresa Sgaramella},
title = {},
year = {1996}
}
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Abstract
Abstract In two experiments, we examined the effects of task interruption on memory for intentions. Participants studied a series of anagrams, of which they solved one-half (Exp. 1) or two-thirds (Exp. 2), whereas the solution of the remaining items was interrupted by the experi-menter. Furthermore, four anagrams (prospective cue items) differed from the remaining anagrams in that the third letter of each item was underlined. Participants were instructed to decide whether a subsequently pre-sented (target) anagram contained the same or a differ-ent third letter as the underlined letter of the cue item. The results of both experiments showed Zeigarnik-like effects in prospective memory, so that cue items that were associated with interruption in the anagram task were better reminders than were items that were asso-ciated with completion. These findings suggest that in-terruption of an ongoing activity facilitates subsequent prospective memory performance, possibly by increasing the level of activation of the underlying intention rep-resentation that, in turn, increases the individual's sen-sitivity to identify the target event.
