Factors Influencing the Accuracy of the Feeling-of-Knowing
The accuracy of the feeling-of-knowing was assessed with regard to recall and recognition under three conditions: advanced or non-advanced organizers; learned or non-learned information; and sex differences. Twenty subjects learned pair-associates and were tested for recall and recognition accompanied by ratings of feeling-of-knowing strength. The lack of differences between feeling-of-knowing hits and feeling-of-knowing misses found in other studies was attributed on a statistical basis to population differences. The feeling-of-knowing was not accurate for recall of information; however, it was for recognition. The degree of information storage significantly affected the feeling-of-knowing; sex did not. Finally, advanced organizers facilitated the recognition of information but had no effect on the feeling-of-knowing.