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Metacognition

Metacognition is an awareness of one's thought processes and an understanding of the patterns behind them. It is "thinking about thinking". 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…

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Metacognition

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related to Implications · 17
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related to In rats · 17
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related to Definitions · 9
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related to Social metacognition and the self-concept · 9
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related to Strategies · 8
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related to Attitudes as a function of social metacognition · 7
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Metacognitionis aawareness of one's thought processes and an understanding of the patterns behind them0.90text
Metacognitionis ageneral term encompassing the study of memory monitoring and self-regulation0.90text
Metacognitionis anecessary life skill that needs nurturing to improve one's quality of life0.90text
Metacognitionis asalient feature of good self-regulated learners0.90text
Metacognitionis asalient feature of self-critical and self-regulating social groups0.90text
avoidanceinstance ofContinuous cycles of negative cognitive conceptions and the associated emotional burden often lead to negative coping strategies0.80text
suppressioninstance ofContinuous cycles of negative cognitive conceptions and the associated emotional burden often lead to negative coping strategies0.80text
receiver operating characteristicinstance ofThese approaches use techniques0.80text
ratsinstance ofBut less convergent evidence was found in other animals0.80text
pigeonsinstance ofBut less convergent evidence was found in other animals0.80text
Metacognitionrelated to ActionBoth0.60section
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