Abstract
In the error detection paradigm, subjects are asked to read material containing contradictory information. Glenberg, Wilkinson, and Epstein (1982) reported that subjects not only commonly failed to detect errors (low comprehension monitoring), but they also overrated their objective comprehension of the expository text (illusion of knowing). The present study found that both error detection and the illusion of knowing were related to subjects' motivational orientation in learning. The illusion of knowing and poor error detection performance were associated with ego orientation (competitive focus on self). Higher levels of error detection were associated with task orientation (focus on task).
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