Individual differences in learning and memory abilities: The influence of self-efficacy.
The present study examined whether individual differences in memory self-efficacy (MSE)—one's perception and evaluation of their memory abilities—predict actual learning and memory ability among younger adults. Across three studies, participants completed a delayed free recall task along with measur...
| Publicado en: | Memory & Cognition Vol. 53; no. 6; pp. 1963 - 1989 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=187671961&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 187671961 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 0090502X MEG jtl: Memory & Cognition issn: 0090502X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Aug2025 vid: 53 iid: 6 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 187671961 10.3758/s13421-025-01693-1 ppf: 1963 ppct: 26 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 1MB tig: atl: Individual differences in learning and memory abilities: The influence of self-efficacy. aug: au: Miller, Ashley L. Unsworth, Nash affil: https://ror.org/046rm7j60 Department of Psychology, University of California, 1285 Franz Hall, 90095, Los Angeles, CA, USA https://ror.org/0293rh119 Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA su: Oregon Self-efficacy Task performance Episodic memory Learning Motivation (Psychology) Memory Adolescence Adults Scale analysis (Psychology) Research funding Mathematics Questionnaires Descriptive statistics Short-term memory Regression analysis sug: subj: Self-efficacy Task performance Episodic memory Learning Motivation (Psychology) Memory Adolescence Adults Oregon Scale analysis (Psychology) Research funding Mathematics Questionnaires Descriptive statistics Short-term memory Regression analysis keyword: Individual differences Metamemory Motivation Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology Individual differences Metamemory Motivation Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology ab: The present study examined whether individual differences in memory self-efficacy (MSE)—one's perception and evaluation of their memory abilities—predict actual learning and memory ability among younger adults. Across three studies, participants completed a delayed free recall task along with measures of working memory, episodic long-term memory (LTM), task-specific motivation, strategy use, and strategy knowledge. Study 1 focused on global MSE (perceived general memory ability across various memory domains), whereas Studies 2 and 3 assessed concurrent MSE (perceived current memory ability for a specific task one is about to complete). Overall, results revealed concurrent MSE, but not global MSE, consistently correlated with delayed free recall accuracy (our index of learning ability). Individuals who believed they were better capable of learning the free recall task tended to perform better on the task, and the strength of this relationship increased with task experience. Both concurrent MSE and overall learning were positively associated with working memory, broad episodic LTM abilities, motivation to perform well, and the use of more effective encoding strategies. Critically, concurrent MSE (assessed pre-task) did not explain unique variance in learning when these additional variables were accounted for. Taken altogether, the present study suggests that among younger adults, efficacy beliefs can reliably predict learning, so long as these beliefs consider contextual features and specific task demands. That said, the efficacy-performance relationship appears to be largely driven by associations with other meaningful "third" variables, particularly broader cognitive abilities like working memory and general episodic LTM. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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