Psychological Development and Education ›› 2013, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (2): 113-120.

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The Regulative Effect of Cognitive Flexibility on Metacognitive Monitoring and Control

MU De-fang1, CHEN Ying-he2   

  1. 1. Department of Teacher Education, Huzhou Teachers College, Zhejiang 313000;
    2. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875
  • Online:2013-03-15 Published:2013-03-15

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Abstract: Metacognitive regulation is the essential component of metacognition. It is composed of monitoring and control. According to metacognitive processing level model, metacognitvie monitoring influences metacognitve control. However, its internal mechanism remains unclear. Executive function, which consists of inhibition, working memory and cognitive flexibility, is the mediating factors in cognitive development. The present study aimed to use Master Mind game to obtain valid scores that adequately reflected metacognitive monitoring, and investigate the moderator effect of cognitive flexibility on metacognitve monitoring and control. The results showed that: cognitive flexibility was regulative on metacognitive monitoring and control. To higher level of cognitive flexibility students, metacognitive controlling level improved with metacognitive monitoring, the frequency of violation of feedback were lower. To lower level of cognitive flexibility students,they did not regulate effectively next step according the results of feedback information. The relation between metacognitive regulation and executive function was discussed.

Key words: metacognitive monitoring, metacognitive control, cognitive flexibility, Master Mind game

CLC Number: 

  • B844.3
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