Paperback. 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. An overview of relation between theories in metacognition and their real-world application. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Applied Metacognition (Paperback)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0521000378
ISBN 13: 9780521000376
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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There is a growing theoretical and practical interest in the topic of metacognition: how mental processses are monitored and controlled. This study overviews the relationship between theories in metacognition and their real-world applications. In addition to a theoretical overview, chapters cover metacognition in three areas: education, everyday life memory and in diverse populations.

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Tim Perfect is Professor of Psychology at the University of Plymouth

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

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