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Can the prospective and retrospective memory questionnaire (PRMQ) predict actual prospective memory performance?

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  1. University of Zurich, Switzerland

    Matthias Kliegel

  2. Saarland University, USA

    Theodor JÄger

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Correspondence to Matthias Kliegel.

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We would like to thank Heidi Wegmüller and Tsering Bamert for their assistance in data collection and Adrian Imfeld for computer programming.

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Kliegel, M., JÄger, T. Can the prospective and retrospective memory questionnaire (PRMQ) predict actual prospective memory performance?. Curr Psychol 25, 182–191 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-006-1002-8

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