JOL-memory dissociation occurs only when font size ranges between very small and intermediate¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? The JOL-memory dissociation is confined to comparisons spanning very small to intermediate font sizes. → Chang 2022

Evidence¶

Chang 2022¶

Chang, M., Brainerd, C.J. (2022). Association and dissociation between judgments of learning and memory: A Meta-analysis of the font size effect. Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-021-09287-3

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Meta-regression moderator analysis across font-size ranges. The article reports that "JOL-memory dissociation only occurred when font size ranged between very small and intermediate", limiting the scope of the classic illusion.

"Moreover, JOL-memory dissociation only occurred when font size ranged between very small and intermediate."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Larger font sizes produce modestly better memory than smaller font sizes, with a small but significant pooled effect
• Larger fonts reliably increase both JOLs and memory only under specific boundary conditions: intermediate-to-very-large sizes, unrelated word lists, immediate JOLs, and brief study time — related
• JOLs and memory both increase with font size rather than being completely dissociated — reports the opposite
• Larger font sizes produce higher judgments of learning than smaller font sizes, with a small-to-moderate pooled effect — related