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Feeling-of-knowing for proper names.
Full Abstract
The main objective of the presented study was to study feeling-of-knowing (FOK) in proper name retrieval. Many studies show that FOK can predict performance on a subsequent criterion test. Although feeling-of-knowing studies involve questions about proper names, none make this distinction between proper names and common names. Nevertheless, the specific character of proper names as a unique label referring to a person should allow participants to target precisely the desired verbal label. Our idea here was that the unique character of proper name information should result in more accurate FOK evaluations. In the experiment, participants evaluated feeling-of-knowing for proper and common name descriptions. The study demonstrates that FOK judgments are more accurate for proper names than for common names. The implications of the findings for proper names are briefly discussed in terms of feeling-of-knowing hypotheses.
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Author/s: Izaute, Marie (M); Chambres, Patrick (P); Larochelle, Serge (S);
Affiliation: Laboratoire de Psychologie Sociale de la Cognition, Université Blaise Pascal, 34 avenue Carnot, 63037 Clermont-Ferrand, France. Marie.Izaute(-atsign-)srvpsy.univ-bpclermont.fr
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Canadian journal of experimental psychology = Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale (Can J Exp Psychol), published in Canada. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Dec; vol 56 (issue 4) : pp 263-72
Dates: Created 2002/12/20; Completed 2003/01/30; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12491650, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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