Memory & Metacognition Lab

Research Areas:

What are the factors that can increase the likelihood someone will remember information? What impact does emotion, interest, and other forms of motivation have on our learning? 

How well are we able to predict our own memory, and what are factors that that increase metacognitive judgment accuracy?

 

Interested in joining the lab? Email: Dr. McGillivray 

Current/Future Projects:

How do social comparisons impact curiosity to learn, as well as actual memory performance?

How does interest impact category learning?

 

M&M Lab members presenting at Rocky Mountain Psychological Association 2024