Executive function and metacognition are higher-order cognitive processes that undergo
steady improvements throughout childhood. They are highly relevant to daily functioning in …

Research has shown a bi-directional association between the (perceived) amount of
invested effort to learn or retrieve information (eg, time, mental effort) and metacognitive …

How do people monitor the correctness of their answers? A self-consistency model is
proposed for the process underlying confidence judgments and their accuracy. In answering …

Although widely studied in other domains, relatively little is known about the metacognitive
processes that monitor and control behaviour during reasoning and decision-making. In this …

This study examined the development of uncertainty monitoring in early childhood.
Specifically, this study tested the prediction that preschoolers can reflect on their sense of …

A central factor in research guided by the Cognitive Load Theory (CLT) is the mental effort
people invest in performing a task. Mental effort is commonly assessed by asking people to …

The goal of the current investigation was to compare two monitoring processes (judgments
of learning [JOLs] and confidence judgments [CJs]) and their corresponding control …

While an abundance of research has investigated the development of the automatic and
controlled processes through which individuals control their thoughts, emotions, and actions …

Metacognition, the ability to assess one's own knowledge, has been targeted as a critical
learning mechanism in mathematics education. Yet the early childhood origins of …

Use of preemptive analgesia in Neonatal Intensive Care Units is recommended for severe
and/or invasive procedures. However, the potential long-term consequences of such …