TY - JOUR
T1 - Monitoring, metacognition, and executive function. Elucidating the role of self-reflection in the development of self-regulation
AU - Lyons, Kristen E.
AU - Zelazo, Philip David
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - While an abundance of research has investigated the development of the automatic and controlled processes through which individuals control their thoughts, emotions, and actions, less research has emphasized the role of the self in self-regulation. This chapter synthesizes four literatures that have examined the mechanisms through which the individual acts in a managerial role, evaluating the current status of the system and initiating regulatory actions as necessary. Taken together, these literatures (on executive function, error monitoring, metacognition, and uncertainty monitoring) suggest that self-reflection plays a critical role in self-regulation, and that developmental improvements in self-reflection (via increasing levels of conscious awareness and enhanced calibration of monitoring systems) may serve as driving forces underlying developmental improvement (and temperamental individual differences) in children's ability to control their thoughts and actions.
AB - While an abundance of research has investigated the development of the automatic and controlled processes through which individuals control their thoughts, emotions, and actions, less research has emphasized the role of the self in self-regulation. This chapter synthesizes four literatures that have examined the mechanisms through which the individual acts in a managerial role, evaluating the current status of the system and initiating regulatory actions as necessary. Taken together, these literatures (on executive function, error monitoring, metacognition, and uncertainty monitoring) suggest that self-reflection plays a critical role in self-regulation, and that developmental improvements in self-reflection (via increasing levels of conscious awareness and enhanced calibration of monitoring systems) may serve as driving forces underlying developmental improvement (and temperamental individual differences) in children's ability to control their thoughts and actions.
KW - Development
KW - Executive function
KW - Metacognition
KW - Self-regulation
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U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-386491-8.00010-4
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-386491-8.00010-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 21887967
AN - SCOPUS:79960189507
SN - 0065-2407
VL - 40
SP - 379
EP - 412
JO - Advances in child development and behavior
JF - Advances in child development and behavior
ER -