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Metacognition, or thinking about thinking, has been studied extensively in the domains of memory, reading comprehension, and knowledge acquisition (e.g., Baker & Brown, 1984; Brown, 1980; Flavell, 1978, Flavell, 1985; Markman, 1979). Yet little empirical research on metacognitive thinking exists in the social domain. How do we think about our thinking when problems arise between two people or between people and institutions? Between our social-moral obligations and relationships and our moral ideals?
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Schrader, D.E. (2002). Moral Metacognition in Adolescence and Adulthood. In: Demick, J., Andreoletti, C. (eds) Handbook of Adult Development. The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0617-1_16
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