Metacognition Psychology

You can solve a problem, remember a name, follow a conversation, or make a judgment without stopping to think about how well your mind is doing those things. That distinction is the heart of metacognition vs cognition. Cognition is the mental work itself. Metacognition is the layer that notices, evaluates, and sometimes changes that mental … Read more

You can finish a meeting convinced that you explained yourself clearly, then realize later that you never checked whether the other person understood. You can reread a page until it feels familiar and mistake that familiarity for real understanding. You can feel highly confident about a choice while overlooking evidence that should lower your certainty. … Read more