International Association for Metacognition

The International Association for Metacognition

The International Association for Metacognition (IAM) is a research society devoted to disseminating research on metacognition and to promoting a conference held every two years in conjunction with the Meeting of the Psychonomic Society.
 

Membership in IAM is free and all are welcome to join. IAM has over 200 members from around the world.

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The Study of Metacognition

Research on metacognition involves the study of what people know about their own cognition. Approaches to investigating metacognition include cognitive experiments, the study of individual differences, neuroimaging, educational applications, and computational modeling, and includes special populations defined by neuropsychological, clinical, life-span, and developmental dimensions.

 

Within cognitive psychology, the field of metacognition research has grown substantially in recent years. A scientific understanding of "cognition in the wild" will ultimately require an appreciation not just of the abilities and proclivities of cognitive agents, but also the metacognitive monitoring and control processes that guide the development and refinement of those skills and behaviors.

 

History

IAM was founded in 2001 by John Dunlosky and Thomas Schreiber. The previous coordinators are Colleen Kelley, John Dunlosky, and Aaron S. Benjamin. The previous website managers are Michael Serra and Sarah DeLozier.

 

The current coordinators are Monika Undorf (TU Darmstadt) and Nate Kornell (Williams College). Nate manages the website.