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| Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2002): |
Encoding fluency is a cue used for judgments about learning.
Full Abstract
The authors used paired-associate learning to investigate the hypothesis that the speed of generating an interactive image (encoding fluency) influenced 2 metacognitive judgments:
judgments of learning (JOLs) and quality of encoding ratings (QUEs). Results from Experiments 1 and 2 indicated that latency of a keypress indicating successful image formation was negatively related to both JOLs and QUEs even though latency was unrelated to recall. Experiment 3 demonstrated that when concrete and abstract items were mixed in a single list, latency was related to concreteness, judgments, and recall. However, item concreteness and fluency influenced judgments independently of one another. These outcomes suggest an important role of encoding fluency in the formation of metacognitive judgments about learning and future recall.
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Author information
Author/s: Hertzog, Christopher (C); Dunlosky, John (J); Robinson, A Emanuel (AE); Kidder, Daniel P (DP);
Affiliation: School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta 30332-0170, USA. christopher.hertzog(-atsign-)psych.gatech.edu
Grants: R37 AG 13148 (Agency:United States NIA)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition (J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Jan; vol 29 (issue 1) : pp 22-34
Dates: Created 2003/01/28; Completed 2003/05/01; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12549580, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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