Predicting memory: How study techniques influence delayed judgment-of-learning accuracy
Hughes, Gregory.
2018
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Abstract: Multiple factors influence judgment-of-learning accuracy. One factor is timing: JOLs are most accurate when delayed from encoding (Nelson & Dunlosky, 1991). Another factor is type of encoding: some study techniques lead to higher JOL accuracy than others (Jang, Wallsten, & Huber, 2012). However, study techniques have only been shown to influence the accuracy of JOLs made immediately after ... read moreencoding. I investigated the possibility that study techniques influence delayed JOL accuracy. In three experiments, participants made delayed JOLs after encoding material by passively reading (study practice), generating keywords (elaborative encoding), or taking practice tests (retrieval practice). Retrieval practice led to higher JOL accuracy than study practice when the delay was 48 hr, but not 15 min. The effect of elaborative encoding, relative to study practice, was inconsistent across experiments. The results also suggest that study techniques influence JOL accuracy by affecting how much of the studied material is retrieved at the time of the JOL.
Thesis (M.S.)--Tufts University, 2018.
Submitted to the Dept. of Psychology.
Advisor: Ayanna Thomas.
Committee: Ayanna Thomas, Paul Muentener, and Jonathan Tullis.
Keyword: Psychology.read less - ID:
- 5m60r3462
- Component ID:
- tufts:25031
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