Huang, Shih-Ting (Tina);
(2019)
The Role of Processing Fluency in Source Memory and Metamemory.
Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Processing fluency influences various judgements in memory and cognition such as fluency-based familiarity in tests of item recognition memory. However, less is known about the interplay between fluency and source information in recognition memory and metamemory phenomena. The present thesis investigated the relationship between perceptual fluency and the accuracy of source memory decisions (Experiments 1-3b), as well as the contribution of perceptual fluency to the font size effect (i.e., the tendency to rate larger font words as easier to remember than smaller font words, despite font size having no effect on retention performance) in judgements of learning (Experiments 4-6). Fluency was indexed via identification response times (RTs) derived from adapted versions of the continuous identification (CID) task, in which stimuli gradually clarified through progressive demasking. Identification RTs were faster in trials with correct retrieval of source information compared to trials for which source could not be accurately retrieved, and JOLs were indirectly increased by the faster identification RTs associated with a larger font size. These findings suggest that fluency is related both to source memory and metamemory judgements.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | Ph.D |
| Title: | The Role of Processing Fluency in Source Memory and Metamemory |
| Event: | University College London |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2019. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Experimental Psychology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10084280 |
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