The Effect of Word Frequency on Judgments of Learning: Contributions of Beliefs and Processing Fluency

Previous research has shown that word frequency affects judgments of learning (JOLs). Specifically, people give higher JOLs for high-frequency (HF) words than for low-frequency (LF) words. However, the exact mechanism underlying this effect is largely unknown. The present study replicated and extend...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyu eJia, Xinyu eLi, Ping eLi, Yuchi eZhang, Wei eCao, Liren eCao, Weijian eLi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01995/full