Correcting a Metacognitive Error: Feedback Increases Retention of Low-Confidence Correct Responses

Previous studies investigating posttest feedback have generally conceptualized feedback as a method for correcting erroneous responses, giving virtually no consideration to how feedback might promote learning of correct responses. Here, the authors show that when correct responses are made with low...

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Published in:	Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition memory, and cognition, 2008-07, Vol.34 (4), p.918-928
Main Authors:	Butler, Andrew C, Karpicke, Jeffrey D, Roediger, Henry L
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Attitude Attrition Biological and medical sciences Cognition Disorders - diagnosis Confidence Critical thinking Cued Recall Cues Error Correction Errors Experimental psychology Experiments Feedback Feedback (Response) Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Human Humans Knowledge Knowledge Level Learning. Memory Male Memory Mental Recall Metacognition Multiple Choice Tests Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Recall Recall (Psychology) Responses Retention Retention (Psychology) Self-Confidence Testing Tests Undergraduate Students
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