word
prospective memory
proh-SPEK-tiv MEM-uh-ree
prəˈspɛktɪv ˈmɛməriListen
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Syllable breakdown
prospectivememory
Dictionary meaning
the ability to remember to perform intended actions at an appropriate future moment, such as taking medication at a set time or passing on a message when seeing a particular person; contrasted with retrospective memory which concerns past events; commonly impaired following acquired brain injury and is a major focus of daily-living rehabilitation because failures have direct functional consequences
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