Question 1

What can we conclude about college students' accuracy on measures of metacomprehension?

Accepted Answer

Students tend to be only slightly more confident about the items they answered correctly compared to those they answered incorrectly, indicating a modest relationship between confidence and accuracy in metacomprehension.

Question 2

How is the tip-of-the-tongue experience relevant to metacognition?

Accepted Answer

The tip-of-the-tongue experience is relevant to metacognition because it demonstrates an individual's ability to accurately assess their own cognitive processes, specifically recognizing when they are close to retrieving a word from memory.

Question 3

Colin has high reading comprehension abilities, as measured by his scores on the verbal SAT. Stefan has only average reading comprehension. Both Connor and Stefan read a series of unfamiliar text passages, and then answer reading comprehension questions about the passages. For the items for which Connor and Stefan both express an average certainty rating of 75%, you would expect that

Accepted Answer

BConnor and Stefan's average certainty rating of 75% suggests they both believe they will get about 75% of the questions correct. Given Connor's high reading comprehension abilities, it's reasonable to expect he would achieve this accuracy. Stefan, with only average reading comprehension, might also reach this level of accuracy on the items they are both equally certain about, possibly because these items align better with his understanding or are easier. The question does not provide enough information to conclude that either would be overconfident or underconfident, making options C and D less likely without further context.

Question 4

The tip-of-the-tongue experience is related to metacognition because

Accepted Answer

The tip-of-the-tongue experience involves people assessing their own memory and knowledge about whether they can recall a specific word, which is a form of metacognition, as it involves thinking about one's own cognitive processes.

Question 5

Which of the following students provides the most accurate summary of the research on metacomprehension accuracy among college students?

Accepted Answer

Cheryl's statement accurately summarizes the research findings that there is a significant correlation between students' metacomprehension accuracy and their reading comprehension scores. This means that students who are better at understanding and evaluating their own reading comprehension tend to perform better on reading comprehension tests.

Question 6

As you read this question, you may be asking yourself whether you understand it. If so, you are engaging in

Accepted Answer

Metacomprehension refers to one's thoughts about their own understanding or comprehension of information, which is what the question describes.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is correct about the current research on the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

Research has shown that in languages with grammatical gender, people experiencing the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon can often identify the gender of the target word, even if they cannot recall the word itself.

Question 8

According to the discussion of metacomprehension,

Accepted Answer

Metacomprehension refers to one's awareness and understanding of their own comprehension abilities. Research has shown that providing feedback to students about their understanding before they take a test can help improve their metacomprehension skills. This feedback helps students to adjust their study strategies and improve their learning outcomes.

Question 9

The term "tip-of-the-finger effect" refers to a subjective experience of knowing a target word but not being able to recall it right now, as experienced by

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

The concept called "feeling of knowing"

Accepted Answer

The "feeling of knowing" refers to an individual's prediction about their ability to recognize the correct answer to a question in the future, often when they cannot currently recall the answer. It is a component of metamemory, which involves knowledge and awareness of one's own memory processes.

Question 11

According to research on the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon,

Accepted Answer

The tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon often allows individuals to identify words that sound similar to the target word, indicating that phonological information about the word is accessible even when the word itself cannot be fully retrieved.

Question 12

Which of the following students provides the most accurate advice about metacomprehension?

Accepted Answer

Arianna's advice aligns with research findings that activities promoting active engagement with the material, such as summarizing after reading, enhance metacognitive awareness and comprehension monitoring.

Question 13

Researchers have conducted many studies about how students allocate their time, when studying for an exam. In general, these studies show that

Accepted Answer

Without time pressure, students are more likely to allocate their time to studying difficult material, as they have the luxury to focus on understanding complex concepts without the urgency to cover as much material as possible.

Question 14

Amelia speaks French and English fluently. Connor speaks only English. According to research,

Accepted Answer

Research suggests that bilingual individuals may experience the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon more frequently than monolingual individuals. This is because bilinguals manage a larger lexicon and may face more instances of retrieval competition.

Quiz 6: Memory Strategies and Metacognition