ABSTRACT
Prospective memory refers to the cognitive ability of remembering to carry out intended actions and is an essential precursor of independent living, as the necessity to prospectively remember is highly prevalent in the organization of one’s daily routine and in the challenge of accomplishing occupational and social demands. The variety of prospective memory situations has been categorized into event-based tasks, where the appropriate moment for executing an intended action is triggered by an external event (e.g., to deliver a message to a friend on seeing
him); time-based tasks, where the intended action has to be executed at a specic point in time or after a particular elapsed time (e.g., to visit the dentist at 10 a.m.); and activity-based tasks, where it is necessary to perform an intended action after the completion of another activity (e.g., to take medication after the meal; Einstein & McDaniel, 1990; Kvavilashvili & Ellis, 1996).
