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Metacognition

the finding that extra self-paced study time given to hard items yields little or no gain in later recall.

In metacognition, labor-in-vain effect refers to the finding that extra self-paced study time given to hard items yields little or no gain in later recall. This meaning comes from Nelson (1988) in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition.[1]

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References

Nelson, T. O., & Leonesio, R. J. (1988). Allocation of self-paced study time and the "labor-in-vain effect.". Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 14(4), 676-686. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.14.4.676

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