平井豊美
Monitoring of one'scognitive activity is the fundamental basis of metacognition, and ranges frombasic sensory responses to high-order cognitive function comprising complexcombinations of neural procedures until a behavioral goal is achieved.Scrutinizing monitored information consciously or unconsciouslyalso makes it possible to control a variety of cognitive activities. Someexamples include making the appropriate judgment about future behavior bycomparing ability of the self to task difficulty, selecting the optimalstrategies or tools adapted to the situation, or performing monitoring itselfefficiently.