Metacognition in Academic Fields

Flashcards covering key vocabulary related to metacognition, cognition, and their applications in academic and real-world contexts.

Metacognition

The awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.

Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Object-Level Knowledge

Knowledge that focuses on the external world and information about it.

Meta-Level Knowledge

Knowledge that focuses on internal processes of understanding and self-regulation.

Procedural Knowledge

Knowledge that is demonstrated through performance, as in skills or actions learned through practice.

System 1 Thinking

Fast, automatic, and often unconscious thinking that is driven by emotions and intuition.

System 2 Thinking

Slow, deliberate, and analytical thinking that involves reasoning and higher cognitive processes.

Addiction

A psychological condition characterized by persistent, intense urges to engage in behaviors despite negative consequences.

Meta-Emotions

Emotions that arise in response to other emotions, often complicating emotional experiences.

Mindfulness

A therapeutic practice involving awareness of feelings without reacting, aimed at breaking negative emotional cycles.

Green Light/Red Light Metaphor

Symbols used to indicate feelings of knowing and not knowing, representing quick metacognitive evaluations.