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Developmental differences in value-based remembering: The role of feedback and metacognition
Elizabeth Anquillare1, Diana Selmeczy1
1Department of Psychology, University of Colorado Colorado Springs.
Developmental Psychology
|May 18, 2023
Summary
Children and adults show different strategies for value-based remembering based on feedback type. Memory-accuracy feedback aids children, while point feedback aids adults in prioritizing valuable information.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Value-based remembering, the prioritization of valuable information, is crucial but its developmental trajectory is poorly understood.
- The influence of feedback and metacognitive abilities on this process remains largely unexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate how different types of feedback (point, memory-accuracy, none) affect value-based remembering in adults and children.
- To examine developmental differences in metacognitive insight regarding value's impact on memory performance.
Main Methods:
- An associative recognition task was employed with adult and child participants (aged 9-14).
- Participants memorized items with varying point values under three distinct feedback conditions.
- Metacognitive insight was assessed by evaluating participants' understanding of how value influenced their performance.
Main Results:
- Children selectively remembered high-value items more effectively with memory-accuracy feedback.
- Adults demonstrated greater selectivity for high-value items when provided with point-based feedback.
- Adults exhibited more accurate metacognitive awareness of the relationship between item value and memory performance.
Conclusions:
- Significant developmental differences exist in how feedback influences value-based remembering.
- Metacognition plays a differential role in value-based remembering across age groups.
- Feedback type critically modulates memory prioritization strategies in both children and adults.
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