Anchoring Effect of Performance Feedback on Accuracy of Metacognitive Monitoring in Preschool Children

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Journal Eur J Psychol

Specialty Psychology

Date 2021 Mar 19

PMID 33737977

Citations 2

Authors

Kamila Urban

Marek Urban

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Abstract

Preschool children are generally inaccurate at evaluating past and predicting future performance. The present study examines the effect of performance feedback on the accuracy of preschoolers' predictive judgments and tests whether performance feedback acts as an anchor for postdictive judgments. In Experiment 1, preschool children (n = 40) solved number patterns, and in Experiment 2 they solved object patterns (n = 59). The results in both experiments revealed, firstly, that children receiving performance feedback made more accurate predictive judgments and lowered their certainty after their incorrect answer. Secondly, the children relied on performance feedback more than on actual task experience when making postdictive judgments, indicating that performance feedback was used as an anchor for subsequent postdictive judgments.

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