The impact of feedback on metacognition: Enhancing in easy tasks, impeding in difficult ones

IF 2.1 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL

Consciousness and Cognition Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.concog.2023.103601

Tieyong Luo, Cuizhen Liu

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Abstract

Metacognition refers to the ability to monitor and introspect upon cognitive performance. Abundant research suggests that individual metacognition is easily affected by feedback in daily life, but how feedback affects metacognition in perceptual decision-making remains unclear. Here we investigated how trial-by-trial feedback shapes perceptual metacognition in two experiments with either high (n = 82) or low difficulty (n = 90). Participants were randomly divided into a feedback group in which participants received trial-by-trial performance feedback or a no-feedback group. Results showed that, in the high-difficulty task, participants in the feedback group revealed inferior metacognitive performance than the no-feedback group, manifested as decreased metacognitive efficiency while controlling for performance sensitivity. In the low-difficulty task, however, participants in the feedback group had higher metacognitive efficiency than the no-feedback group. The distinct patterns of findings in the two experiments indicate that whether feedback promotes or impedes metacognition is adjusted by task difficulty.

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反馈对元认知的影响:在简单任务中增强，在困难任务中阻碍。

元认知是指对认知行为进行监控和反思的能力。大量研究表明，个体元认知在日常生活中容易受到反馈的影响，但在知觉决策中反馈如何影响元认知尚不清楚。本研究通过高难度(n = 82)和低难度(n = 90)两种实验，研究了逐次反馈如何塑造感知元认知。参与者被随机分为反馈组，其中参与者接受逐个试验的表现反馈，或者没有反馈组。结果表明，在高难度任务中，反馈组的元认知表现低于无反馈组，表现为在控制绩效敏感性的情况下，元认知效率下降。在低难度任务中，反馈组的元认知效率高于无反馈组。两个实验结果的不同模式表明，反馈是否促进或阻碍元认知受任务难度的调节。

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Consciousness and Cognition PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL-

CiteScore

4.30

自引率

8.30%

发文量

123

期刊介绍： Consciousness and Cognition: An International Journal provides a forum for a natural-science approach to the issues of consciousness, voluntary control, and self. The journal features empirical research (in the form of regular articles and short reports) and theoretical articles. Integrative theoretical and critical literature reviews, and tutorial reviews are also published. The journal aims to be both scientifically rigorous and open to novel contributions.