Feeling-of-knowing resolution for episodic memory depends on underlying memory quality: repeated presentations raised FOK resolution for both age groups, with a larger benefit for older adults, and FOK resolution was at least as good for older adults tested with a 48-hour delay as for younger adults¶

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q2 i? Repeated presentations influenced memory performance and FOK magnitudes and resulted in higher FOK resolution for both age groups, with a significant Age X Repetition interaction indicating a larger benefit for older adults. → Hertzog C 2011 q2 i? FOK resolution on average was at least as good for older adults tested with a 48-hour delay and younger adults. → Hertzog C 2011 (2)

Evidence¶

Hertzog C 2011¶

Hertzog C, Dunlosky J. (2011). Metacognition in Later Adulthood: Spared Monitoring Can Benefit Older Adults' Self-regulation. Current Directions in Psychological Science. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3903298/

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Experimental study presenting paired associates once, twice, or four times with delays used to equate recall and recognition performance across age groups; the article reports higher FOK resolution with repetitions and "a significant Age X Repetition interaction indicating that this benefit was larger for older adults."

"It also resulted in higher FOK resolution for both age groups (Figure 2), with a significant Age X Repetition interaction indicating that this benefit was larger for older adults."

Hertzog C 2011 (2)¶

Hertzog C, Dunlosky J. (2011). Metacognition in Later Adulthood: Spared Monitoring Can Benefit Older Adults' Self-regulation. Current Directions in Psychological Science. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3903298/

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In the same episodic FOK experiment, older adults tested with a 48-hour delay and younger adults (7-day delay) showed comparable FOK resolution, supporting the memory-quality account rather than a monitoring deficit.

"Most important, FOK resolution on average was at least as good for older adults tested with a 48-hour delay and younger adults."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• FOK resolution for general-knowledge information is similar for younger and older adults, whereas the literature argues for a deficit in FOK resolution for episodic memory tasks in older adults — related
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