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Three experiments were conducted to investigate the fate of intention-related material processed in a to-beignored channel. Participants were given an intention to respond to cues in a visual-processing stream while simultaneously trying to ignore information being presented in an auditory stream. Subsequent to the ongoing activity, a surprise recognition test for information presented in the to-be-ignored auditory modality was administered. As compared with comparable neutral information, corrected recognition memory for intention-related material was significantly better, depending on the type of event-based prospective memory task. These results suggest that holding certain kinds of intentions can bias attentional processes in a manner consistent with a perceptual readiness for uptake of intention-related material.
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Marsh, R.L., Cook, G.I., Meeks, J.T. et al. Memory for intention-related material presented in a to-be-ignored channel. Memory & Cognition 35, 1197–1204 (2007). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03193593
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