Neural Correlates of Judgments of Learning - An ERP Study on Metacognition

Abstract Metacognitive assessment of performance has been revealed to be one of the most powerful predictors of human learning success and academic achievement. Yet, little is known about the functional nature of cognitive processes supporting judgments of learning (JOLs). The present study investig...

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Published in:Brain research 2016-12, Vol.1652, p.170-177
Main Authors: müller, Barbara C.N, Tsalas, Nike R.H, van Schie, Hein T, Meinhardt, Jörg, Proust, Joëlle, Sodian, Beate, Paulus, Markus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Brain - physiology
Cues
Electroencephalography
ERP
Evoked Potentials
Female
Humans
Judgment - physiology
Judgments of learning
Learning - physiology
Male
Memory
Memory - physiology
Metacognition
Metacognition - physiology
Neurology
Neuropsychological Tests
Visual Perception - physiology
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Metacognitive assessment of performance has been revealed to be one of the most powerful predictors of human learning success and academic achievement. Yet, little is known about the functional nature of cognitive processes supporting judgments of learning (JOLs). The present study investigated the neural underpinnings of JOLs, using event-related brain potentials. Participants were presented with picture pairs and instructed to learn these pairs. After each pair, participants received a task cue, which instructed them to make a JOL (the likelihood of remembering the target when only presented with the cue) or to make a control judgment. Results revealed that JOLs were accompanied by a positive slow wave over medial frontal areas and a bilateral negative slow wave over occipital areas between 350ms and 700ms following the task cue. The results are discussed with respect to recent accounts on the neural correlates of judgments of learning.
ISSN:0006-8993
1872-6240
DOI:10.1016/j.brainres.2016.10.005