Abstract:
The main objectives of this research are: (i) to study the role of knowledge
bases in decision-making tasks and error detection using the technique of repetition
priming (Experiment 1 and 2), (ii) and to evaluate the effect of practice and expertise
to a cognitive domain in another domain by using the error detection task
(Experiment 2).
Regarding the first objective, Experiments 1 and 2 have emphasized the effect
of practice and expertise in the activation of knowledge bases, their wealth and
structuring on the one hand, and the place of skillful memory across, on the other
hand, tasks in decision making and error detection by experts in response time and
relevant answers higher than those of novices. Overall, all these results show that in
indirect tests of implicit memory, through decision-making tasks and error detection
associated with the technique of repetition priming, the experts not only use their rich
and specific knowledge base and but involve their skillful memory in these decision
tasks, allowing them to solve the problem faced with appropriateness and quickness.
