When we forget to remember: Failures in prospective memory range from annoying to lethal

When we forget to remember: Failures in prospective memory range from annoying to lethal: Why would highly skilled professionals forget to perform a simple task they have executed without difficulty thousands of times before? These kinds of oversights occur in professions as diverse as aviation and computer programming, but research reveals that these lapses may not reflect carelessness or lack of skill but failures of prospective memory.