Cognition vs. Metacognition

Cognitionnoun

The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.

Metacognitionnoun

(philosophy) the act of thinking about thinking; sentience

Cognitionnoun

(countable) A result of a cognitive process.

Metacognition

Metacognition is an awareness of one's own thought processes and an understanding of the patterns behind them. The term comes from the root word meta, meaning , or .

‘beyond’; ‘on top of’;

Cognitionnoun

The act of knowing; knowledge; perception.

‘I will not be myself nor have cognationOf what I feel: I am all patience.’;

Cognitionnoun

That which is known.

Cognitionnoun

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Cognitionnoun

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

Cognitionnoun

a perception, sensation, idea, or intuition resulting from the process of cognition.

Cognition

Cognition ( (listen)) refers to . It encompasses many aspects of intellectual functions and processes such as: perception, attention, the formation of knowledge, memory and working memory, judgment and evaluation, reasoning and , problem solving and decision making, comprehension and production of language.

‘the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses’; ‘computation’;