Awareness and Metacognition

Kentridge and Heywood (this issue) extend the concept of metacognition to include unconscious processes. We acknowledge the possible contribution of unconscious processes, but favor a central role of awareness in metacognition. We welcome Shimamura's (this issue) extension of the concept of met...

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Published in:Consciousness and cognition 2000-06, Vol.9 (2), p.324-326
Main Authors: Fernandez-Duque, Diego, Baird, Jodie A., Posner, Michael I.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Kentridge and Heywood (this issue) extend the concept of metacognition to include unconscious processes. We acknowledge the possible contribution of unconscious processes, but favor a central role of awareness in metacognition. We welcome Shimamura's (this issue) extension of the concept of metacognitive regulation to include aspects of working memory, and its relation to executive attention.
ISSN:1053-8100
1090-2376
DOI:10.1006/ccog.2000.0449