Investigating the Role of Memory Self-Efficacy on Episodic and Semantic Memory Performance

Abstract In the present study, the role of memory self-efficacy in the performance of episodic and semantic memory of male and female students was investigated. Method: For this purpose, a sample of 16 female and 16 male undergraduate students from the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Kurdistan was selected from six groups, psychology, law, business administration, counseling, accounting, and English literature, using cluster sampling. In this study, two tests of recall of high-frequency and low-frequency words and famous and unknown images were used for episodic memory, and two tests of categorical categories and vocabulary fluency were used for semantic memory. A 2x2 factorial design was used, two genders and two levels of efficiency. Results: The results of the analysis of variance showed that the difference in episodic memory in students with high and low levels of memory self-efficacy is significant. In other words, a higher level of memory self-efficacy leads to better episodic memory performance. No significant difference was observed in semantic memory of students with high and low levels of memory self-efficacy. The interaction of gender and memory self-efficacy had no significant effect on episodic and semantic memory performance. Keywords: Memory self-efficacy, semantic memory, episodic memory.