Memory and truth: correcting errors with true feedback versus overwriting correct answers with errors

Abstract In five experiments, we examined the conditions under which participants remembered true and false information given as feedback. Participants answered general information questions, expressed their confidence in the correctness of their answers, and were given true or false feedback. In al...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Janet Metcalfe, Teal S. Eich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-02-01
Series:Cognitive Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41235-019-0153-8