Metacognition Flashcards
Define metacognition
The assessment of beliefs about our own memory and cognitions
What does the resolution refer to?
How well do the estimates predict actual memory performance.
What is the calibration?
The mean JOL
What does accuracy regulation ensure?
That an accurate account of information is provided.
What is resolution measured by?
The correlation between judgements and recall
What produces a more accurate JOL
Delayed judgement
What does Bjork suggest
Desirable difficulty to enhance learning through:
Changing contexts of study
Interleaving
Using tests to enhance learning
What can we regulate accuracy through?
Report option
Grain size option
Plurality option
What are individuals allowed to report? (Report option)
That they do not know the answer rather than being inaccurate.
What kind of answers are permitted in the grain sized option?
Vague answers to allow individuals to receive part marks.
What can individuals provide in the plurality option?
Several alternative answers.
What is there and lack of when using the plurality option
Informativeness
What do older adults report greater accuracy for compared to younger adults?
Immediate JOL
What were the effects of comparing a fluent and disfluent lecture on learning?
Insignificant differences were found despite metacognitive illusions that the fluent condition aided learning.
What condition increased forgetting in Roediger and Karpicke
SSSS (Study x 4)
