Retrieval fluency inflates perceived preparation for difficult problems.
When faced with a difficult problem, people often rely on past experiences. While remembering clearly helps us reach solutions, can retrieval also lead to misperceptions of our abilities? In three experiments, participants encountered "worst case scenarios" they likely had never experienced and that...
| Publicado en: | Memory Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 83 - 90 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan2024
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