Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Cheryl provides the most accurate summary, as she identifies the significant correlation between metacomprehension accuracy and reading comprehension scores, which is a common finding in the research on this topic. Jacques, Ed, and Hannelore also provide some accurate information, but their summaries are not as comprehensive or as precise as Cheryl's.

Question 2

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

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The answer of Which of the following statements is correct...

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The tip-of-the-tongue effect is the feeling of knowing a word or name, but not being able to recall it from memory. This often happens when someone is multilingual and trying to recall a word in a specific language. Since Amelia speaks two languages, she may experience this effect more frequently than someone who only speaks one language like Connor. Therefore, option C is the correct choice.

Question 4

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

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Studies have found that without time pressure, students tend to spend more time studying difficult material as they are able to allocate their time more effectively and strategically. When under time pressure, they may focus on easier material in order to quickly gain a sense of accomplishment and completion.

Question 5

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

If both Connor and Stefan express an average certainty rating of 75% on a set of questions, it means that they both feel relatively confident in their ability to answer those questions correctly. Since Colin has high reading comprehension abilities, it can be assumed that he would perform better than both Connor and Stefan on the same reading comprehension questions. Therefore, it would be reasonable to expect that Connor, who is on par with Stefan in reading comprehension abilities, would get about 75% of those questions correct, similar to his expressed certainty rating.

Question 6

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

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The tip-of-the-tongue experience involves a form of metacognition in which individuals monitor their own memory and estimate their ability to recall a particular word. They are essentially engaging in a form of self-assessment of their memory abilities, which is a key aspect of metacognition.

Question 7

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

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The tip-of-the-tongue experience is relevant to metacognition because when people report a tip-of-the-tongue state, they are able to accurately assess that they are close to identifying the missing word. This reflects their metacognitive awareness of their memory retrieval processes.

Question 8

The concept called "feeling of knowing"

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The feeling of knowing is an estimate of how likely it is that we will recognize the correct answer to a question, even if we can't recall it right away. This is a form of metamemory, or our awareness of our own memory processes. It is not necessarily related to how confident we are that we provided the right answer on a test (choice A), and it may or may not be related to the amount of partial information we can retrieve (choice D).

Question 9

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

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According to research on the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon, individuals are typically able to provide a similar-sounding word, which matches the target word reasonably closely. This suggests that although they may not be able to retrieve the exact word, they have some access to phonological information in their mental dictionary.

Question 10

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

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Question 11

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

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The act of questioning one's own comprehension is called metacomprehension. This involves the awareness of one's own understanding and the ability to monitor and regulate one's own learning process. Meta-analysis refers to the statistical analysis of multiple studies, metamemory is the awareness of one's own memory abilities, and source monitoring is the ability to keep track of where information is coming from.

Question 12

According to the discussion of metacomprehension,

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The passage states that receiving feedback before a test can improve metacomprehension (the awareness of one's own understanding of a text) and there is no evidence suggesting that college students already have accurate metacomprehension. Choices A, C, and D are all contradicted by information in the passage.

Question 13

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

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Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Arianna's advice aligns with research on metacomprehension, which suggests that providing a brief pause after reading and then summarizing the passage can improve metacognitive abilities. Krisanthi's statement is incorrect; deep processing has been linked to more accurate metacomprehension. David's statement is also incorrect; good readers are more likely to make connections among the concepts they are reading about. Derek's statement is incorrect; good readers are more likely to be aware of helpful reading strategies.

Quiz 6: Memory Strategies and Metacognition