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Hampton - Metacognition in humans

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Total cards: 6•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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Private mechanisms

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Private mechanisms involve cognitive control based on privileged access to one’s own cognitive states.

#2
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Public mechanisms

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Public mechanisms involve adaptive cognitive control based on publicly available information like problem difficulty or reinforcement history

#3
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Environmental cue associations

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Difficulty indicated by stimulus magnitude, image similarity, or delay interval

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Behavioral cue associations

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Response time differences between correct and incorrect responses

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Response competition

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Inclination to make primary test response vs. declining test or gathering more information

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Introspection

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Conscious feelings of uncertainty leading to decline or other metacognitive responses