title: Does momentary accessibility influence metacomprehension judgments? The influence of study-judgment lags on accessibility effects.
abstract: In two experiments, we investigated momentary accessibility as a basis for metacomprehension judgments. Momentary accessibility has been cited as a major contributor to these judgments, yet the only previous investigation on the topic used judgments that were delayed a day after study, which have not been used in any other studies in the field and may be necessary for demonstrating accessibility-based effects. As expected, Experiment 1 demonstrated that the time between study and judgments moderates accessibility effects, with the relationship between judgments and access measures being substantially greater for delayed than for immediate judgments. Experiment 2 ruled out a plausible artifactual interpretation for accessibility effects on delayed judgments. In the discussion, we explore why study-judgment lags moderate accessibility effects.
authors.affiliation: Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA.
authors.forename: Julie M C
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunlosky
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension; D003210:Concept Formation; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008570:Memory, Short-Term; D011939:Mental Recall; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D011930:Reaction Time; D011932:Reading; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014705:Verbal Behavior