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Varieties of uncertainty monitoring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2004

John H. Flavell*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Stanford University, StanfordCA94305-2130

Abstract:

Three types or levels of uncertainty monitoring are distinguished: (1) uncertainty responding but no feelings of uncertainty, (2) conscious feelings of uncertainty, (3) conscious feelings of uncertainty plus reflective awareness of what these feelings are and mean. It is hypothesized that only the first and perhaps the second occur in animals and human infants, whereas all three occur in older humans. Two possible lines of future research are also suggested.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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