Kindergarteners spontaneously use choice latency as a cue for confidence judgments, with shorter latencies linked to higher confidence¶

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q3 i? Shorter choice latencies in the recognition test were significantly associated with higher confidence judgments, indicating substantial cue utilization, regardless of measurement point or condition. → Kristin Kolloff 2025

Evidence¶

Kristin Kolloff 2025¶

Kristin Kolloff, Ebru Ger, Claudia M. Roebers. (2025). The role of metacognitive experience: Can feedback training affect kindergarteners' monitoring accuracy? Metacognition and Learning. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11409-025-09422-4

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Linear mixed model with confidence judgments as dependent variable, choice latency as Level 1 predictor, and condition as Level 2 predictor in 214 children. The latency effect was highly significant (p < 0.001); no main effects for condition or measurement point emerged.

"As expected, shorter choice latencies in the recognition test were significantly asso- ciated with higher CJs (γ = −0.06, SE = 0.01, t (6,543) = −7.93, p < 0.001), indicat- ing substantial cue utilization."

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Related Claims¶

• Choice latency is a valid cue for kindergarteners: faster recognition responses are associated with correct answers — related
• Feedback training did not change children's cue utilization despite repeated metacognitive experiences — related