Metacognition is the study of what humans know about cognition in general, and about their own cognitive and memory processes, in particular, and how they put that knowledge to use in regulating their information processing and behavior (Koriat, 2007)

Metacognition is the study of what humans know about cognition in general, and about their own cognitive and memory processes, in particular, and how they put that knowledge to use in regulating their information processing and behavior (Koriat, 2007). Metacognitive regulation is how human beings control our thought processes, such as using different studying techniques to better understand a subject (Koriat, 2007). If one can control the thought process, then they can control what they are committing to memory. When studying, we all know what works best for us to be able to commit the information needed to memory.