Effects of intrinsic and extrinsic cues on judgments of learning

Four experiments were conducted to examine the effects of the intrinsic cue (relatedness) and the extrinsic cues (presentation order and presentation time) on judgments of learning (JOLs) by using paired-associate learning. These cues were presented in three modes: between-participants, blocked-list, and mixed-list. The results showed that relatedness influenced JOLs no matter how it was presented. The time required to produce judgments was longer for unrelated items than for related items, which suggested that a mnemonic cue, namely ease of processing, might exert influence on JOLs. The effects of extrinsic cues were unstable in the present four experiments