Developmental Aspects of the Feeling of Knowing.

Butterfield, Earl C.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ380578

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Publication Date: 1988

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Developmental Aspects of the Feeling of Knowing.

Butterfield, Earl C.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v24 n5 p654-63 Sep 1988

Two studies that avoided methodological problems associated with inconclusive previous reports found that 6-year-olds had less reliable feeling-of-knowing (FOK) judgments but greater FOK accuracy than did 10- or 18-year-olds. Moreover, 18- and 70-year- olds had equally reliable FOK judgments and equivalent FOK accuracy. (RH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Cognitive Processes, Error Patterns, Individual Development, Older Adults, Research Methodology, Young Adults

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Language: English

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