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Memory for intentions was investigated by asking S, at the beginning of the experiment, to remember to report, at the end of the experiment, the state in which he was born. Providing S with a retrieval cue at the time he formed the intention facilitated S’s recall of the intention. In addition, recall was more probable when fewer items intervened between the forming of the intention and the time at which it was supposed to be recalled. These results suggest that retention of intentions is not different from retention of other kinds of materials with respect to the influence of the two variables tested: presence of a cue and length of the retention interval.
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Loftus, E.F. Memory for intentions: The effect of presence of a cue and interpolated activity. Psychon Sci 23, 315–316 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336128
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