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Halamish, Vered; Nussinson, Ravit; Ben-Ari, Liat – Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 2013
Metamemory judgments may rely on 2 bases of information: subjective experience and abstract theories about memory. On the basis of construal level theory, we predicted that psychological distance and construal level (i.e., concrete vs. abstract thinking) would have a qualitative impact on the relative reliance on these 2 bases: When considering…
Descriptors: Experimental Psychology, Memory, Prediction, Proximity
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Unsworth, Nash; Engle, Randall W. – Journal of Memory and Language, 2006
Complex (working memory) span tasks have generally shown larger and more consistent correlations with higher-order cognition than have simple (or short-term memory) span tasks. The relation between verbal complex and simple verbal span tasks to fluid abilities as a function of list-length was examined. The results suggest that the simple…
Descriptors: Short Term Memory, Recall (Psychology), Individual Differences, Thinking Skills