The postdiction superiority effect in metacomprehension of text /

16question sets (i.e., a global effect). In addition,

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pierce, Benton Harold
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
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Description
Summary:16question sets (i.e., a global effect). In addition,
accuracy. An alternative hypothesis based on increased
condition when participants made judgments over individual 4-
consistently found when judgments were made over the overall
feedback h othesis, in which
greater postdiction
judgment accuracy did not increase over
knowledge of the nature of the
of text material. Two experiments were conducted in which
participants read 4 narrative texts and then answered 16
postdiction judgments of test performance in comparison to
prediction judgments that has been shown in metacomprehension
question sets (i.e., a local effect), but was not
questions per text. Predictions and postdiction judgments
self-generated feedback from answering questions allows for
sets of 4 questions each. A postdiction superiority effect
successive question sets or texts. The findings support a
superiority effect the superior accuracy of retrospective or
tests was not supported.
The present study examined the basis for the postdiction
was found in both experiments for the multiple-question set
were elicited in either 16-question set blocks or multiple
Item Description:"Major subject: Psychology".
Vita.
Physical Description:vi, 54 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references: pages 49-50.