Definition
Metacognition
Metacognition is cognition about cognition. It is the ability to monitor, evaluate, and regulate one’s own thought processes.
Functions
- It detects uncertainty, error, and confusion.
- It helps choose strategies for learning and problem solving.
- It supports reflection, self-correction, and confidence judgement.
Relation
Metacognition depends on access to some part of one’s own mental state, and it is closely related to consciousness and cognitive architecture.