Metacognition: ability to reflect on thinking in general, i.e. thinking about thinking. (Terminology of Communication Disorders, Fifth Edition).
To illustrate, consider the following conversation:
You (noticing me sitting outside on a bench, looking very pensive): Whatcha thinking about?
Me (startled from the depth of my metacognizing): Oh, you know, I’m thinking about thinking. I’ve never really thought before, but now that I think on it, I think I’m gonna start this whole thinking thing really soon. I mean, think about having actual thoughts! That’s gotta be cool.
Oh, yeah – this metacognition stuff is serious mind-bending fun.
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