Absence without leave or leave without absence: Examining the interrelations among mind wandering, metacognition and cognitive control.

ABSTRACT: Despite the abundance of recent publications about mind wandering (i.e., off-task thought), its interconnection with metacognition and cognitive control has not yet been examined. In the current study, we hypothesized that these three constructs would show clear interrelations. Metacognitive capacity was predicted to correlate positively with cognitive control ability, which in turn was predicted to be positively related to resistance to mind wandering during sustained attention. Moreover, it was expected that participants with good metacognitive capacity would be better at the subjective recognition of behaviorally present mind wandering. Three tasks were used: The Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) to measure mind wandering, a perceptual decision task with confidence ratings to

SUBMITTER: Drescher LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5807058 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature