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phenomenon > metamemory phenomenon > metamemory expectancy illusion

Preferred term

metamemory expectancy illusion  

Definition

  • The misconception that source memory is better if the source is expected rather than unexpected.

Broader concept

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Gordon, L. T., Bilolikar, V. K., Hodhod, T., & Thomas, A. K. (2020). How prior testing impacts misinformation processing: A dual-task approach. Memory & Cognition, 48(2), 314–324. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-019-00970-0

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Schaper, M. L., & Bayen, U. J. (2021). The metamemory expectancy illusion in source monitoring affects metamemory control and memory. Cognition, 206, 104468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104468

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

    • Dataset reference: Schaper, M. L., & Bayen, U. J. (2020, September 11). The Metamemory Expectancy Illusion in Source Monitoring Affects Metamemory Control and Memory. https://osf.io/njmrw/

  • • Schaper, M. L., Kuhlmann, B. G., & Bayen, U. J. (2019). Metamemory expectancy illusion and schema-consistent guessing in source monitoring. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 45(3), 470–496. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000602

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

    • Dataset reference: Schaper, M. L., Kuhlmann, B. G., & Bayen, U. J. (2019, June 4). Metamemory Expectancy Illusion and Schema-Consistent Guessing in Source Monitoring. https://osf.io/h9mj6/

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-X3NQ6ZRJ-H

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