Zee, Emma de (2023) Metamemory Beliefs Following Memory Retrieval: Evaluating the Role of Fantasy Proneness. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Metamemory beliefs can be defined as assumptions regarding one's own memory (McDonough et al., 2021). Examples include the ideas one has surrounding whether their memories can be subconsciously repressed, or how complete their memory is. Previous research (e.g., Belli et al., 1998) has shown that participants' perceived difficulty of childhood memory recall influences their metamemory beliefs. It has additionally been suggested that fantasy proneness – a trait associated with vivid childhood memories – may moderate the association between the difficulty of recall and memory inaccessibility (Merckelbach et al., 2001a; Wilson & Barber, 1982). To replicate earlier findings regarding metamemory beliefs, and to examine fantasy proneness as a moderating variable of the difficulty-inaccessibility relationship, an online study was conducted. N = 203 first-year psychology students at the University of Groningen were randomly assigned to recall either 4 or 12 childhood memories. After recalling the requested number of memories, participants rated how difficult recall was for them. Participants then evaluated their metamemory beliefs. No statistically significant differences were found in terms of difficulty and metamemory beliefs between conditions. These results indicate that participants attributed the experienced difficulty of recall to the task itself rather than to deficiencies in their memory. Participants' fantasy proneness was assessed using the Creative Experiences Questionnaire (CEQ; Merckelbach et al., 2001b). Results of a hierarchical linear regression showed a moderately strong positive association between difficulty and inaccessibility, to which fantasy proneness minimally contributed. Keywords: metamemory, childhood memory recall, memory inaccessibility, fantasy proneness
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Wessel, J.P. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Psychology (CP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2023 08:25 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2023 08:25 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2215 |
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