When people are allowed freedom to volunteer or withhold information, they can enhance
the accuracy of their memory reports substantially relative to forced-report performance. A …

This article investigates how people's metacognitive judgments influence subsequent study-
time-allocation strategies. The authors present a comprehensive literature review indicating …

Dual Process Theories (DPT) of reasoning posit that judgments are mediated by both fast,
automatic processes and more deliberate, analytic ones. A critical, but unanswered question …

How do people monitor their knowledge during acquisition? A cue-utilization approach to
judgments of learning (JOLs) is outlined, distinguishing 3 types of cues for JOLs: intrinsic …

Metacognition is the first textbook to focus on people's extraordinary ability to evaluate and
control their cognitive processes. This comprehensive text covers both theoretical and …

It is widely believed that people have privileged and authoritative access to their own
thoughts, and many theories have been proposed to explain this supposed fact. The Opacity …

People feel they understand complex phenomena with far greater precision, coherence, and
depth than they really do; they are subject to an illusion—an illusion of explanatory depth …

Metacognition is a complex construct which is fundamental to learning. Its complex, fuzzy
and multifaceted nature has often led to its colloquial application in research, resulting in …

The study of metacognition can shed light on some fundamental issues about
consciousness and its role in behavior. Metacognition research concerns the processes by …

Across 6 studies we investigated the development of overconfidence among beginners. In 4
of the studies, participants completed multicue probabilistic learning tasks (eg, learning to …