Task appropriate processing explained

In the domain of prospective memory, task-appropriate processing refers to the superiority of certain types of learning strategies over others in memory tasks.^[1] Task-appropriate processing appears to be facilitated by the unconscious detection of cues for the appropriate processing strategy.^[2] Task-appropriate processing is related to transfer-appropriate processing in that the task-appropriateness of learning strategies influences the effectiveness of recall after learning tasks.^[3]

Notes and References

1. McDaniel . Mark A. . Kearney . Edmund M. . 1984-07-01 . Optimal learning strategies and their spontaneous use: The importance of task-appropriate processing . Memory & Cognition . en . 12 . 4 . 361–373 . 10.3758/BF03198296 . 1532-5946.
2. Meiser . Thorsten . Schult . Janette C. . 2007 . On the automatic nature of the task-appropriate processing effect in event-based prospective memory . European Journal of Cognitive Psychology . en . 20 . 2 . 290–311 . 10.1080/09541440701319068 . 0954-1446.
3. Abney . Drew H. . McBride . Dawn M. . Petrella . Samantha N. . 2013-10-01 . Interactive effects in transfer-appropriate processing for event-based prospective memory: The roles of effort, ongoing task, and PM cue properties . Memory & Cognition . en . 41 . 7 . 1032–1045 . 10.3758/s13421-013-0324-7 . 1532-5946.