Open AccessTranslational aspects of the multidisciplinary study of metacognition.
Author(s) -
Silvia Chapman,
Leigh E. Colvin,
Stephanie Cosentino
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
translational issues in psychological science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2332-2179
pISSN - 2332-2136
DOI - 10.1037/tps0000224
Subject(s) - metacognition , psychology , cognition , operationalization , self awareness , construct (python library) , neuropsychology , cognitive psychology , multidisciplinary approach , cognitive science , anosognosia , social psychology , neuroscience , computer science , epistemology , philosophy , programming language , social science , sociology
Metacognition, self-awareness, self-knowledge, and insight each refer to the process by which individuals reflect upon and appraise their own abilities. Self-awareness is a complex, dynamic, and multifactorial construct that spans various domains such as motor, sensory, functional and cognitive abilities. Various disciplines including cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, psychiatry and neurology have attempted to understand healthy and pathologic self-awareness of cognition in particular. Although intrinsically connected, the study of healthy and pathologic states of self-awareness have remained relatively discrete from one another. Indeed, different disciplines examining self-awareness of cognition have operationalized and measured awareness through distinct theoretical frameworks. More recently, however, various authors have attempted to bridge constructs across disciplines in an effort to develop a unitary theoretical model for self-awareness of cognitive abilities. In this commentary, we summarize the study of self-awareness of cognitive abilities across various disciplines, highlighting translational aspects between them.