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Psychology · Cognitive Psychology

Metacognition

A topic within Cognitive Psychology, itself one of 13 topics in that field and part of Psychology.

Reading on Metacognition

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2 works

Book2021

Know Thyself: The Science of Self-Awareness

Stephen M. Fleming

Surveys the neuroscience and psychology of metacognition to argue self-knowledge is a measurable, trainable skill rather than a fixed trait, and one that can fail independently of the ability it monitors.

Paper1979

Metacognition and Cognitive Monitoring: A New Area of Cognitive-Developmental Inquiry

John H. Flavell

Names and defines metacognition as knowledge and control of one's own cognitive processes, proposing a model in which monitoring, strategies and goals interact during a cognitive task.

Other topics in Cognitive Psychology