Researchers have found that without cues from their environment, people are more likely to experience memory errors, like forgetting their child in a car. — via healthing_ca apa healthing memory forgetfulness
AdvertisementTo explore the limits of prospective memory, researchers designed a naturalistic experiment to measure the likelihood of 192 college students accidentally forgetting to retrieve their babies — in this case, their cellphones — following an unrelated experiment. Participants were required to hand over their phones upon arrival at the lab and given activity trackers to attach to the back of their waistbands.
The team found that around seven per cent of students forgot to retrieve their phones without being reminded, compared to five per cent who received the reminder. Around 18 per cent of all participants failed to return the activity tracker. This led them to conclude that prospective memory errors can occur when environmental cues do not trigger a person’s memory of intention at the right moment.
And, despite what some may think, men women face equal risk of suffering from such lapses. “When you talk about the forgotten baby scenarios, people often make assumptions about who forgets their babies, who the caregivers are,” Rose said. “And there’s no evidence to support the idea that men are more likely to commit this kind of error than women, or vice versa.”
The team hopes their research will offer some solace to parents who are still suffering from the consequences of leaving a child behind in untenable temperatures. “This study should help inform the public and judicial system about what does and does not cause such memory errors to happen, even those with tragic consequences.”
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