metacognition
Sign in to savealt=Diagram of a brain thinking about a brain|thumb|Metacognitive processes deal with information about other cognitive processes. Metacognition is an awareness of one's thought processes and an understanding of the patterns behind them. The term comes from the root word meta, meaning "beyond", or "on top of". Metacognition can take many forms, such as reflecting on one's ways of thinking, and knowing when and how oneself and others use particular strategies for problem-solving. There are generally two components of metacognition: (1) cognitive conceptions and (2) a cognitive regulation system
Research
8,518 papers- Metacognition and self-awareness in Multiple Sclerosis.Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior · 2019
- Visual metacognition: Measures, models, and neural correlates.The American psychologist · 2021
- Metacognition in functional cognitive disorder- a potential mechanism and treatment target.Cognitive neuropsychiatry · 2019
- A systematic framework of creative metacognition.Physics of life reviews · 2023
- Borderline personality disorder, metacognition and psychotherapy.Journal of affective disorders · 2020
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Article
30 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- Concepts and models
- Related concepts
- Measuring metacognition
- Social metacognition
- Social metacognition and the self concept
- Attitudes as a function of social metacognition
- Social metacognition and stereotypes
- Animal metacognition
- In nonhuman primates
- Chimpanzees
- Rhesus macaques (''Macaca mulatta'')
- In rats
- In pigeons
- In dogs
- In dolphins
- Debate
- Strategies
- Metastrategic knowledge
- Action
- Mental illness
- Implications
- Works of art as metacognitive artifacts
- Mind wandering
- Organizational metacognition
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
alt=Diagram of a brain thinking about a brain|thumb|Metacognitive processes deal with information about other cognitive processes. Metacognition is an awareness of one's thought processes and an understanding of the patterns behind them. The term comes from the root word meta, meaning "beyond", or "on top of". Metacognition can take many forms, such as reflecting on one's ways of thinking, and knowing when and how oneself and others use particular strategies for problem-solving. There are generally two components of metacognition: (1) cognitive conceptions and (2) a cognitive regulation system. Research has shown that both components of metacognition play key roles in metaconceptual knowledge and learning. Metamemory, defined as knowing about memory and mnemonic strategies, is an important aspect of metacognition.
Writings on metacognition date back at least as far as two works by the Greek philosopher Aristotle (384–322 BC): On the Soul and the Parva Naturalia.