Metacognition moderates the effects of distraction on cognition

Frontiers in Psychology

Annelies Vredeveldt¹ 

关键词: distraction;    cognition;    metacognition;    recognition;    confidence;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00106

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The work in the Research Topic illustrates the growing interest in the effects of distraction upon cognitive performance, in particular memory. In their excellent article, Beaman et al. (2014) point out that the majority of previous work on this topic has used memory tasks that allow little opportunity for the participants to demonstrate metacognitive monitoring or control of their performance. Given the myriad demonstrations of the influences of metacognitive monitoring and control on memory performance, this is a clear omission. For example, students studying for an exam may judge their own degree of learning (monitoring) and decide whether or not to study further (control). Similarly, eyewitnesses may evaluate their confidence in their memory (monitoring) and decide whether or not to make a positive identification decision (control). The paper sets out to investigate (1) whether distraction influences metacognition, as well as memory itself and (2) whether metacognition contributes to memory impairments.

【 授权许可】

CC BY