A role for metamemory in cognitive offloading
Abstract
Cognitive offloading refers to our reliance on the external environment in order to reduce cognitive demand. For instance, people write notes on paper or smartphones in order not to forget shopping lists or upcoming appointments. A plausible hypothesis is that such offloading relies on metamemory – our confidence in our future memory performance. However, this hypothesis has not been directly tested, and it remains unclear when and how people...
Paper Details
Title
A role for metamemory in cognitive offloading
Published Date
Dec 1, 2019
Journal
Volume
193
Pages
104012 - 104012
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