intention memory quiz

In conversation with others, do you forget to bring up some point or question that you had intended to mention	never occasionally often
Going to the supermarket to buy several items, do you forget at least one of them	never occasionally often
When going out to do some errands, do you forget to do at least one of them	never occasionally often
When taking medication, do you forget to take it at the right time	never occasionally often
Do you sometimes find yourself in a place and know that there is something you meant to do there, but can’t remember what it is	never occasionally often
Do you forget appointments	never occasionally often
Do you forget special dates (birthdays, anniversaries, etc)	never occasionally often
Do you forget promises you have made to other people	never occasionally often
Think about the various people you might make promises to. How often do you forget promises made to: your spouse/partner your child(ren) other close family members friends workmates your boss/client	never occasionally often never occasionally often never occasionally often never occasionally often never occasionally often never occasionally often
Do you forget to return library books/videos/DVDs on time	never occasionally often
Do you forget routine chores (e.g., to water your plants, to take out the rubbish, to pay bills)	never occasionally often
Do you keep forgetting to do infrequent personal tasks before finally doing them (e.g., renewing a passport, making an appointment to see the doctor/dentist, stopping newspaper and mail before you go on holiday)	never occasionally often
Do you forget personal goals (e.g., setting aside time everyday for some fitness/study/language learning activity, intentions to achieve some personal / home / garden maintenance goal within a certain period)	never occasionally often
Do you forget work goals	never occasionally often
Do you have trouble remembering ideas	never occasionally often
If other people expect you to remember for them, do you forget other people’s intentions	never occasionally often
Do you remember an intended action at an inappropriate time or place, and then forget it when the time / place is appropriate	never occasionally often
If so, does this happen within quite short time-spans (e.g., walking from one room to another)	never occasionally often
Do you forget to pass on messages / information to others	never occasionally often
Do you forget to terminate actions (taking things out of the oven; turning a hose off, picking up drycleaning, etc)	never occasionally often

This isn’t the kind of quiz you pass or fail, so I haven’t provided a way to score. The object of this questionnaire is to get you thinking about your memory performance in the domain of intention memory. Part of the point of this exercise (a small part) is to demonstrate how specific details often give quite a different picture from your global impression. The main point, however, is to get you thinking about the kinds of memory tasks there are, and in particular, the kinds of memory tasks that you specifically want to improve.