Animal metacognition and memory encompass the capacity of nonhuman species to monitor and regulate their own cognitive processes, particularly those related to remembering. Research in this area ...

Metacognition* is the ability to: Think about your own thinking. Be consciously aware of yourself as a problem solver. Monitor, plan and control your mental processing. Accurately judge your level of ...

In the arena of cognitive psychology, scientists typically devise laboratory tasks that have little to do with everyday life in order to test a theoretical model. Findings from such experiments help ...

We tend to think of people’s memories as being either good or bad. However, you might know someone with a terrible memory for names and faces who is very good at learning languages. Another person ...

Researchers from Åbo Akademi University, Finland, and Umeå University, Sweden, have for the first time obtained clear evidence of the important role strategies have in memory training. Training makes ...

The capacity to attend to multiple objects in the visual field is limited. However, introspectively, people feel that they see the whole visual world at once. Some scholars suggest that this ...

Metacognition, or the ability to think about one’s own thinking, is a crucial skill for English Language Learners (ELLs) across all content areas. By fostering self-awareness and self-regulation, ...

A pilot study shows promise for a new treatment option for individuals with memory impairments caused by multiple sclerosis (MS). The article, "Exploring the efficacy of a remote strategy-based ...