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MENTAL MODEL · M2536

Metamemory

Metamemory
Learn & MetacognitionHigh supportCognitive Psychology
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Refers to the self-awareness of the question "What do I know? What do I remember?" It includes judging whether one has mastered a certain knowledge (FOK), or judging whether one needs to review.

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Precise learning. Many students fail exams not because of poor memory, but poor metamemory (thinking they remember when they don't). Calibrating metamemory through self-testing is key to improving performance.

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Metamemory is the monitoring of one's own memory state, including 'feeling of knowing' (FOK) and 'memory monitoring'. It determines the allocation of learning effort, but is often distorted by 'memory illusions'.

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