What Is Metacognition? Thinking About Your Own Thinking

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1. 12 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

   Resolves internal inconsistency: elsewhere the article says Flavell introduced the term in a 1976 paper and developed it in 1979; the 1979-coinage claim is imprecise.

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   This observation led Flavell to coin the term "metacognition" in a 1979 paper in American Psychologist. ... The capacity to think about your own cognitive processes... Coined by John H. Flavell in 1979. [FAQ]: The term was coined by developmental psychologist John Flavell in a 1979 paper in American Psychologist, drawing on his earlier work on children's memory development.

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   This observation led Flavell to introduce the term "metacognition" in a 1976 paper, elaborated in his 1979 paper in American Psychologist. ... The capacity to think about your own cognitive processes... Coined by John H. Flavell in 1976, elaborated in his 1979 paper. [FAQ]: The term was introduced by developmental psychologist John Flavell in a 1976 paper, elaborated in his 1979 paper in American Psychologist, drawing on his earlier work on children's memory development.

   Why: Main body text had already been corrected to reflect that Flavell introduced the term in a 1976 paper and elaborated it in 1979, but a Key Definitions callout later in the body and the FAQ JSON-LD schema still stated the term was 'coined... in 1979' only. Fixed both secondary locations for internal consistency; re-encoded and verified the FAQ schema after PUT.

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