The Self-Reference Effect in Metamemory and the Role of Beliefs in This Process
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Judgments of Learning and Theoretical Explanations Thereof
1.2. Self-Reference and Judgments of Learning
1.3. The Present Study
2. Experiment 1
2.1. Materials and Methods
2.1.1. Participants and Design
2.1.2. Materials
2.1.3. Procedure
2.2. Results
2.2.1. Recall Performance
2.2.2. JOLs
2.3. Discussion
3. Experiment 2
3.1. Materials and Methods
3.1.1. Participants and Design
3.1.2. Materials
3.1.3. Procedure
3.2. Results
3.2.1. Recall Performance
3.2.2. JOLs
3.3. Discussion
4. General Discussion
4.1. Self-Reference Effect in Metamemory
4.2. Role of Metamemory Beliefs on JOLs under Different Encoding Conditions
4.3. Limitations and Future Research
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Encoding Type | Recall Performance | JOLs |
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SEM 1 (n = 34) | 0.27 ± 0.16 | 53.03 ± 15.61 |
SRE 2 (n = 34) | 0.42 ± 0.14 | 54.20 ± 16.39 |
Belief | Recall Performance | JOLs | ||
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SEM | SRE | SEM | SRE | |
SRE = SEM (n = 27) | 0.27 ± 0.11 | 0.39 ± 0.14 | 54.06 ± 11.82 | 54.14 ± 12.37 |
SRE > SEM (n = 29) | 0.26 ± 0.13 | 0.39 ± 0.15 | 59.78 ± 20.37 | 63.84 ± 17.98 |
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Hou, R.; Xu, H.; Gao, Y.; Tang, W.; Liu, X. The Self-Reference Effect in Metamemory and the Role of Beliefs in This Process. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 741. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090741
Hou R, Xu H, Gao Y, Tang W, Liu X. The Self-Reference Effect in Metamemory and the Role of Beliefs in This Process. Behavioral Sciences. 2024; 14(9):741. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090741
Chicago/Turabian StyleHou, Ruoyu, Hui Xu, Yuanxia Gao, Weihai Tang, and Xiping Liu. 2024. "The Self-Reference Effect in Metamemory and the Role of Beliefs in This Process" Behavioral Sciences 14, no. 9: 741. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14090741