Which of the following is an example of prospective memory?
A) remembering the names of the two football teams that played in the last Super Bowl
B) reciting the rhyme you learned as a child to help remember the number of days in each month (i.e., "Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November….")
C) remembering the details of a common object, such as a U.S. penny
D) remembering the appointment you have at 10:30 next Saturday morning

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Prospective memory involves remembering to perform a task or action in the future. Remembering an appointment at a specific time and date (like in choice D) is an example of prospective memory. Choices A, B, and C all involve recalling past information, but not necessarily remembering to do something in the future.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Prospective Memory