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Expert Source: Lynda Hall, Ph.D.

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Specializing in metacognition, maintenance of knowledge systems, and developmental changes in processing speed, Lynda Hall, Ph.D., teaches courses in cognitive psychology, quantitative methods, and research methods at Ohio Wesleyan. Before joining the faculty in 1989, she served as associate director of the psychology department’s memory research laboratory.

Education:

B.A., Wittenberg University
M.A., Ph.D., University of Notre Dame

Areas of Expertise:

Metacognition
Maintenance of knowledge systems
Development changes in processing speed
Behavioral statistics

Selected Publications:

Bahrick, H.P., Hall, L.K., & DaCosta, L. (in press). “Fifty years of memory of college grades: Accuracy and distortions.” Emotion.
Bahrick, H.P., & Hall, L.K. (2005). “The contribution of retrieval failures to long term retention: A metacognitive explanation of the spacing effect.” Journal of Memory and Language, 52, 566–577.
Kail, R., & Hall, L.K. (2001). “Distinguishing short-term memory from working memory.” Memory and Cognition, 29, 1-9.
Berger, S.A., Hall, L.K., & Bahrick. H.P. (1999). “Stabilizing access to marginal and submarginal knowledge.” Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 5, 438-447.
Kail, R., & Hall, L.K. (1999). “Sources of developmental change in children’s word problem performance.” Journal of Educational Psychology, 91, 660-668.