Abstract:This thesis presents a novel method of modelling metacognition computationally. Metacognition is commonly described as cognition acting on itself, and is correlated with enhanced performance in memory, reasoning, emotional regulation, and motor skills. How it attains these effects remains unclear. Understanding the mechanisms of metacognition requires surmounting two barrriers: the subject's highlevel abstraction and disputed terminology. To overcome these obstacle, and to clarify the workings of metacognition… Show more
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