Adaptive regulation of confidence following metacognitive conflict: Evidence from behavior and computational modeling.
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Authors
- Kobe Desender (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5462-4260)
- Luc Vermeylen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7370-7152)
- Stef Herregods
- Jintao Xing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3446-7878)
Institutions
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Experimental Psychology General
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001997
- Primary Topic
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- China Scholarship Council