Applied Metacognition - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521801893 ISBN 13: 9780521801898

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

There is a growing theoretical and practical interest in the topic of metacognition; how we monitor and control our mental processes. Applied Metacognition provides a coherent and up-to-date overview of the relation between theories in metacognition and their application in real-world situations. As well as a theoretical overview, there are substantive chapters covering metacognition in three areas of application: metacognition in education, metacognition in everyday life memory and metacognition in different populations. A diverse range of topics are covered such as how we judge our own learning, why we create false beliefs about our past, how children learn to monitor and control their memory, how well eyewitnesses can judge the accuracy of their own memories and how memory judgements change across the lifespan. The book has contributions from many of the leading researchers in metacognition from around the world.

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About the Authors

Tim Perfect is Professor of Psychology at the University of Plymouth

Bennett Schwartz is Professor of Psychology at Florida International University, Miami.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521801893
• ISBN 13: 9780521801898
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 310
• Editor: Perfect Timothy J., Schwartz Bennett L.