Autonomy in learning: Predictability modulates the beneficial effect of choice on memory.

When people are offered the opportunity to choose, they tend to learn better. However, the cognitive mechanisms of the beneficial effect of choice on memory remain to be further investigated. On the one hand, self-determination theory has proposed that choices themselves might be motivating in and o...

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Published in:	Memory & Cognition Vol. 54; no. 6; pp. 2197 - 2212
Main Authors:	Zhang, Zhaoqi, van Lieshout, Lieke L.F., Bekkering, Harold
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Aug2026
Subjects:	Recognition (Psychology) Autonomy (Psychology) Task performance Learning Decision making Motivation (Psychology) Memory Cognition Research funding Probability theory Experimental design
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