PSY 384 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Metamemory, B Vitamins, Traumatic Brain Injury
10 Mar 2018
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Metamemory: knowledge about how memory works and what we believe to be true about it. Memory self-efficacy: the belief that i have the ability to learn and remember things. Memory self-evaluation: the personal inventory one does regarding memory ability. Most often assessed with questionnaires asking about these various facts and beliefs. Memory monitoring: refers to the awareness of what we are doing with our memory right now. To remember and appointment later on we may ask ourselves if the steps we have taken, such as making a note in our phone, are sufficient. Age differences in metamemory and memory monitoring. Ways researchers explore age differences in metamemory. Tap several dimensions of knowledge about memory and reflect the complexity of memory itself. Judgements of confidence in one"s ability or performance. Older adults seem to know less than younger adults about the internal workings of memory and its capacity. Perceive they have less direct control over memory.
