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Recent findings show that when a person is forgotten, that person is likely to infer that he or she is less important to the person doing the forgetting. This inference in turn often damages human relationships. Although people appear quite willing to generate excuses for others' memory failures, people still feel unimportant after they are forgotten. However, most work on being forgotten has been done with friends. In the present study we are looking to see whether the concept still holds between co-workers.

In this study you read a brief description of a relationship between two colleagues. In first scenario one was helping the other with a personal issue, while in the second scenario they helped with a work-related issue. You were then asked to rate perceived importance and commitment of one individual to the other, as well as perceived organizational commitment. Then you were presented with a conversation between the two co-workers where one either remembered or forgot about the promise to meet for lunch. We are curious about the differences in how people perceived the two relationships and whether this differs across personal vs. work-related issues.

If successful, this study will help inform our understanding of relational and organizational commitment outcomes between colleagues based on issues that they need help with.

Please ask any questions you might have or discuss any concerns with Ms Anna Kaminska (undergraduate student) or Dr Devin G. Ray (supervisor) in the School of Psychology, University of Aberdeen by emailing personperceptionaberdeen@gmail.com.

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For any further information you may refer to: Dismukes, R. K. (2012). Prospective memory in workplace and everyday situations. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 21(4), 215-220.