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ERIC Number: EJ270607
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1982-Jul
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Overlearning and the Feeling of Knowing.
Nelson, Thomas O.; And Others
Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, v8 n4 p279-88 Jul 1982
The hypothesis that one factor underlying the feeling of knowing is the degree of prior learning for the sought-after item was explored. The magnitude of the feeling of knowing nonrecalled items increased with the degree of prior learning. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Metacognition, Paired Associate Learning, Prior Learning, Recall (Psychology), Recognition (Psychology), Retention (Psychology)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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