Consciousness and metacognition

Journal/Book: Amer Psychol. 1996; 51: 750 First St NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242. Amer Psychological Assoc. 102-116.

Abstract: This article describes the interplay between psychological and philosophical approaches to consciousness. The role of empirical evidence from psychological research on metacognition is emphasized The metacognitive approach to subjective reports is helpful for circumventing some fundamental shortcomings in early introspectionist approaches. A central claim of the article is that subjective reports can be useful for testing hypotheses if the way in which they are used is reformulated, and specific reformulations are offered. Illustrative findings about metacognitive monitoring and metacognitive control demonstrate how research on metacognition can produce synergy between the psychological and philosophical approaches to consciousness, by furnishing constraints on the range of acceptable theories and by producing clues to inspire new theories.

Note: Article TO Nelson, Univ Maryland, Dept Psychol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

Keyword(s): AMNESIC PATIENTS; TIME ALLOCATION; METAMEMORY; MEMORY; COMPREHENSION; RECALL; CALIBRATION; STRATEGIES; JUDGMENTS; ACCURACY

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