Task appropriate processing

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]

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. 12 (4): 361–373. doi:10.3758/BF03198296. ISSN 1532-5946. PMID 6503699.
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. 20 (2): 290–311. doi:10.1080/09541440701319068. ISSN 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. 41 (7): 1032–1045. doi:10.3758/s13421-013-0324-7. ISSN 1532-5946. PMID 23649838.