Sonya, a student in an educational psychology course, is studying for an exam, and it is very late at night. She suddenly realizes that she has not comprehended the paragraph that she has just read. Which concept refers to the ability that allowed Sonya to recognize her failure to comprehend?

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Todd Weeks

15 September, 07:15

Sonya, a student in an educational psychology course, is studying for an exam, and it is very late at night. She suddenly realizes that she has not comprehended the paragraph that she has just read. Which concept refers to the ability that allowed Sonya to recognize her failure to comprehend?

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Jerimiah Fitzgerald · Answer 1

Answer: metacognitive processing.

Explanation:

Metacognition refers to people's capacity to apply previous knowledge to design a plan for addressing a learning assignment, properly solve a problem, ponder results, and adjust the strategy if necessary. Sonya's realization of her failure to comprehend is part of a metacognition process, that can allow her to evaluate her performance and determine a better cognitive tool for the assignment.