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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Memory self-efficacy"”.
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Processing resources, cautiousness, memory self -efficacy, and age differences in free recall
… of processing resources, cautiousness, and memory self-efficacy on adult age differences in free recall performance. A total of 80 young college students (mean age = 23 years) were used for the experimental manipulations; 40 older adults (mean age = 75 years) served as a comparison group. …
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The Effect of Age-Related Stereotypes on Memory Self-Efficacy and Memory Task-Performance of Older Adults
… association between stereotypes of age-related memory decline and memory self-efficacy beliefs. It was also hypothesized that this relationship affects performance on measures of memory performance. A measure of age stereotype vulnerability was assessed along with two measures of memory …
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The effect of looking up information on learning and long-term memory
… environment that disincentivizes retrieval from memory. The current studies examine the relationship between lookup behavior, and later memory for the material. Chapter 2 examines how the imposition of an external access cost influences lookup behavior and memory, when such behavior is …
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Cognitive strategy intervention for elders living in a residential care facility.
… activities. These individuals may experience memory dysfunction which can negatively impact their confidence and well being. Through the implementation of an intervention focusing on teaching elders strategies to improve everyday memory functioning, older adults’ knowledge of memory …
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Self-efficacy and allocation of effort during reading among older and younger adults
… research in social cognition suggests one's self-efficacy beliefs regarding one's cognitive abilities can influence the effort expended on cognitive tasks (Bandura, 1989; 1997; Cavanaugh & Greene, 1990; Dunlosky & Hertzog, 1998), which may affect performance. This project was conducted to …
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The Effects of Inducing Disbelief in Free Will on Subsequent Cognitive Performance
… will on performance on cognitive tasks involving self-regulation, response inhibition, mind-wandering, and working memory. Self-efficacy was hypothesized to mediate this relationship. Disbelief in free will was induced among participants by having them read passages from a book supporting the …