Curious information-seeking is known to be a key driver for learning, but characterizing this
important psychological phenomenon remains a challenge. In this article, we argue that …

This article addresses the question whether epistemic emotions (such as surprise, curiosity,
uncertainty, and feelings of knowing) are in any sense inherently metacognitive. The paper …

Interest in the human mind is a centuries-old fascination, dating back to Plato, Aristotle, and
Descartes. While the theories proposed about the human mind have since advanced and …

We examined performance on implicit (non-verbal) and explicit (verbal) uncertainty-
monitoring tasks among neurotypical participants and participants with autism, while also …

Some studies, so far limited in number, suggest the existence of procedural metacognition in
young children, that is, the practical capacity to monitor and control one's own cognitive …

This chapter makes a call for contributing to shape a theoretical and well sounded baseline
concerning metacognition. It begins recognizing the fuzzy boundaries of the metacognition …

Metacognition, the ability to monitor and control one's own cognitive processes, has long
been considered a hallmark of human cognition. However, two decades of research have …

We argue that comparative psychologists have been too quick to jump to metacognitive
interpretations of their data. We examine two such cases in some detail. One concerns so …

Humans can tell when they find a task difficult. Subtle uncertainty behaviors like changes in
motor speed and muscle tension precede and affect these experiences. Theories of animal …

This article explores three ways in which a cognitively entrenched mindreading (or'theory of
mind') system may bias our thinking as cognitive scientists. One issues in a form of tacit …