Editing Cognitive psychology (section)

===Metacognition===
[[Metacognition]], in a broad sense, is the thoughts that a person has about their own thoughts. More specifically, metacognition includes things like:
* How effective a person is at monitoring their own performance on a given task (self-regulation).
* A person's understanding of their capabilities on particular mental tasks.
* The ability to apply [[Cognitive style|cognitive strategies]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Martinez |first=M. E. |year=2006 |title=What is metacognition |journal=The Phi Delta Kappan |volume=87 |issue=9 |pages=696–699 |jstor=20442131|doi=10.1177/003172170608700916 |s2cid=143518064 }}</ref>
Much of the current study regarding metacognition within the field of cognitive psychology deals with its application within the area of education. Being able to increase a student's metacognitive abilities has been shown to have a significant impact on their learning and study habits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.brainscape.com/2010/04/learning-study-less/ |title=Cohen, A. (2010). The secret to learning more while studying |publisher=Blog.brainscape.com |access-date=2014-08-13}}</ref> One key aspect of this concept is the improvement of students' ability to set goals and self-regulate effectively to meet those goals. As a part of this process, it is also important to ensure that students are realistically evaluating their personal degree of knowledge and setting realistic goals (another metacognitive task).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/metacognition/teaching_metacognition.html |title=Lovett, M. (2008). Teaching metacognition |publisher=Serc.carleton.edu |access-date=2014-08-13}}</ref>

Common phenomena related to metacognition include:
* '''[[Déjà Vu]]:''' feeling of a repeated experience.
* '''[[Cryptomnesia]]:''' generating thought believing it is unique but it is actually a memory of a past experience; also known as unconscious plagiarism.
* '''False Fame Effect:''' non-famous names can be made to be famous.
* '''[[illusory truth effect|Validity effect]]:''' statements seem more valid upon repeated exposure.
* '''[[Imagination inflation]]:''' imagining an event that did not occur and having increased confidence that it did occur.