Are all judgments created equal?

▸ Semantic (S) and episodic (E) metamemory predictions were compared using fMRI. ▸ Confounding factors of direct S/E comparisons were avoided by using interactive analyses. ▸ Right Inferior PFC showed differences for an episodic-semantic interaction contrast. ▸ Direction of prediction (positive/negative) emerged as an important distinction. ▸ Search-initiation processes are suggested as a critical locus of S/E differences.