ERIC Number: EJ1378286
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Apr
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Metamemory Judgments Have Dissociable Reactivity Effects on Item and Interitem Relational Memory
Zhao, Wenbo; Li, Jiaojiao; Shanks, David R.; Li, Baike; Hu, Xiao; Yang, Chunliang; Luo, Liang
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v49 n4 p557-574 Apr 2023
Making metamemory judgments reactively changes item memory itself. Here we report the first investigation of reactive influences of making judgments of learning (JOLs) on interitem relational memory--specifically, temporal (serial) order memory. Experiment 1 found that making JOLs impaired order reconstruction. Experiment 2 observed minimal reactivity on free recall and negative reactivity on temporal clustering. Experiment 3 demonstrated a positive reactivity effect on recognition memory, and Experiment 4 detected dissociable effects of making JOLs on order reconstruction (negative) and forced-choice recognition (positive) by using the same participants and stimuli. Finally, a meta-analysis was conducted to explore reactivity effects on word list learning and to investigate whether test format moderates these effects. The results show a negative reactivity effect on interitem relational memory (order reconstruction), a modest positive effect on free recall, and a medium-to-large positive effect on recognition. Overall, these findings imply that even though making metacognitive judgments facilitates item-specific processing, it disrupts relational processing, supporting the item-order account of the reactivity effect on word list learning.
Descriptors: Metacognition, Memory, Meta Analysis, Recall (Psychology), Test Format, Word Lists, Test Items, Reaction Time, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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