title: The subjective experience of retrieval-induced forgetting.
abstract: The objective was to examine whether the lower accessibility of studied items (Rp-) that follows retrieval practice with studied items from the same category (Rp+; retrieval-induced forgetting) is correctly monitored by our cognitive system. If monitored, lower confidence for Rp- items would be expected which, in turn, would allow the control of the retrieval-induced forgetting through the report option. In Experiment 1 the standard retrieval-practice paradigm with categorised word lists was followed by a recognition test with confidence rating and the option to report or withhold the answer. Accuracy showed retrieval-induced forgetting, but there were no differences in confidence. The report option did not affect retrieval-induced forgetting. The confidence-accuracy dissociation could be due to a correct monitoring of the retrieval-induced forgetting joined with a factor that incorrectly increases confidence for Rp- items. Familiarity with the practised category was proposed as this factor and tested in Experiment 2. Despite presenting the categories more times during the retrieval-practice phase to increase their familiarity, confidence ratings were unaffected. In conclusion, this research suggests that retrieval-induced forgetting was not monitored, giving rise to a confidence-accuracy dissociation.
authors.affiliation: a School of Psychology , University of Minho , Braga , Portugal.
authors.forename: Karlos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martín-Luengo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D011214:Practice, Psychological; D021641:Recognition, Psychology; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Confidence; Familiarity; Metamemory; Report option; Retrieval-induced forgetting