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Awareness and metacognition

Fernandez-Duque1, Baird, Posner

  • 1Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Center for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, M6A IE6, Canada.

Consciousness and Cognition
|August 5, 2000
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This study discusses metacognition, emphasizing awareness

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The concept of metacognition is being extended to include unconscious processes.
  • There is ongoing debate regarding the role of awareness in metacognition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the inclusion of unconscious processes in metacognition.
  • To advocate for a central role of awareness in metacognition.
  • To address the extension of metacognitive regulation to working memory and executive attention.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and theoretical discussion.
  • Response to related contemporary research (Kentridge & Heywood, Shimamura).

Main Results:

  • Acknowledges potential contribution of unconscious processes to metacognition.

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  • Favors a central role for awareness in metacognition.
  • Welcomes the integration of working memory and executive attention into metacognitive regulation.

    • Conclusions:

    • Metacognition primarily involves conscious awareness.
    • Metacognitive regulation is linked to working memory and executive attention.