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PMID: 20438267 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Two experiments tested whether differences in problem-solving strategies influence the ability of people to monitor their problem-solving effectiveness as measured by confidence judgments. On multiple choice problems, people tend to use either a constructive matching strategy, whereby they attempt to solve a problem before looking at the response options, or a response elimination strategy, whereby they work backward from response options trying to find one that fits as a solution. Constructive matching gives rise to different cues that may enhance confidence monitoring. Experiment 1 showed that spontaneous constructive matching in nonverbal spatial reasoning problems was associated with better confidence calibration and resolution than response elimination. We manipulated strategy in Experiment 2 by requiring constructive matching and found improved monitoring. Implications for research on monitoring, overconfidence, and the association between skill and monitoring are discussed. |
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Authors:
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Ainsley L Mitchum; Colleen M Kelley |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of experimental psychology. Learning, memory, and cognition Volume: 36 ISSN: 1939-1285 ISO Abbreviation: J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn Publication Date: 2010 May |
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Created Date: 2010-05-04 Completed Date: 2010-08-20 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8207540 Medline TA: J Exp Psychol Learn Mem Cogn Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 699-710 Citation Subset: IM |
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PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved. |
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Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4301, USA. mitchum@psy.fsu.edu |
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Adult Cognition / physiology* Concept Formation / physiology Cues Female Humans Individuality Judgment / physiology* Male Problem Solving / physiology* Psychomotor Performance / physiology Questionnaires Regression Analysis |
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