Rule learners report higher confidence in their described rules than non-learners, but confidence does not differ within flexibility groups¶

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Evidence · 2 studies · 2 associational r1 · q3 · i2 medium
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Subclaims¶

q3 i2 The learner group's confidence score was significantly higher than the non-learner group's (Cohen's d = −0.626). → Feng X 2020 q3 i? Within flexibility levels, confidence did not differ between learners and non-learners; only high CF-learners exceeded low CF-non-learners. → Feng X 2020 (2)

Evidence¶

Feng X 2020¶

Feng X, Perceval GJ, Feng W and Feng C (2020) High Cognitive Flexibility Learners Perform Better in Probabilistic Rule Learning. Front. Psychol. 11:415. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00415

q3 · i2 · associational · r1

Post-task questionnaire confidence ratings in the coin-searching experiment. The learner group (M = 4.4, SD = 1.1) scored "significantly higher than non-learner group" (M = 3.7, SD = 1.3), t(76) = −2.761, p < 0.05, Cohen's d = −0.626.

"Independent sample t-test showed the confidence score of learner group (M = 4.4, SD = 1.1) was significantly higher than non-learner group ( M = 3.7, SD = 1.3) [ t(76) =−2.761, p < 0.05, Cohen’s d =−0.626]."

Feng X 2020 (2)¶

Feng X, Perceval GJ, Feng W and Feng C (2020) High Cognitive Flexibility Learners Perform Better in Probabilistic Rule Learning. Front. Psychol. 11:415. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00415

q3 · i? · associational · r1

One-way ANOVA comparing confidence across the four flexibility-by-learning groups (F(3,72) = 3.108, p < 0.05). Only high CF-learners (M = 4.6, SD = 1.2) exceeded low CF-non-learners (M = 3.6, SD = 1.4) on the LSD test; no effect size printed.

"One-way analysis of variance for four groups showed that there was significant difference among four groups [ F(3,72) = 3.108, p < 0.05], A Least-Squares Difference (LSD) test revealed high CF – learners’ confidence score [M± SD = 4.6 ± 1.2] was significantly higher than that of low CF – non-learners [M ± SD = 3.6 ± 1.4]."

Discussion¶

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