THE ROLE OF MEMORY PERCEPTION IN PREDICTING PERFORMANCE AND FALSE MEMORY FORMATION

This study measured the predictive capabilities of metamemory on memory performance and false memory occurrences in associative and category word lists. Metamemory was assessed using Factors 1 and 2 from the Self-evaluation of Memory Systems Questionnaire (SMSQ) and judgements of learning using a betting paradigm. The results indicated a lack of relationship between how someone rated their memory and how they performed on a free recall task. However, the results indicated unique differences when analyzing the word lists separately. The inclusion of JOLs significantly increased the predictive capacity of the model for both types of word lists when the outcome variable was proportion correct of memory performance, however, was only significant for associative word lists when the outcome variable was false memory occurrences. These findings suggest possible differences between types of word lists in regard to false memory formation.