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¶

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q2 i? FOK resolution made for general-knowledge information is similar for younger and older adults, but recent work argues for a deficit in FOK resolution for episodic memory tasks. → Hertzog C 2011

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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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Narrative review statement citing prior studies: "FOK resolution made for general-knowledge information is similar for younger and older adults," while work by Souchay and colleagues argues for an episodic-task deficit. The review attributes these findings to the cited studies.

"FOK resolution made for general-knowledge information is similar for younger and older adults (e.g., Butterfield, Nelson, & Peck, 1988; Souchay et al., 2007). However, recent work by Souchay and colleagues (e.g., Souchay et al., 2007) argues for a deficit in FOK resolution for information from episodic memory tasks."

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• 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 — related
• Older adults show no reliable deficit in assessing item difficulty (EOL accuracy) — related
• The literature is mixed on age differences in the accuracy of retrospective confidence judgments during recognition memory tests, with older adults sometimes producing more high-confidence false alarms and poorer resolution with deceptive lures — related
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