Developmental trajectories of metacognitive processing and executive function from childhood to older age.

ABSTRACT: The modern understanding of the term metacognition encompasses two levels of processing: a lower level awareness or knowledge of one's own thoughts and a higher level regulation or control of our thinking. Metacognition, therefore, bears conceptual similarity with executive function: both are concerned with top-down monitoring and control of cognition in the service of ongoing goal-directed behaviour. Previous studies have shown a possible executive function advantage in multilingual speakers but also a possible disadvantage in metacognitive processing. To progress theory on metacognitive processing and the relationship with executive function and linguistic experience across the lifespan, we conducted a study testing 330 healthy individuals in four age groups f

SUBMITTER: Filippi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7715991 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature