Metacognition's defined as "cognition about cognition", or "knowing about knowing." It can take many forms; "it includes knowledge about when and where to use particular strategies for learning or for problem solving." Some evolutionary psychologists hypothesize that metacognition's used as a survival tool, which would make metacognition the same across cultures. Definitions J. H. Flavell first used the word "metacognition". He describes it in these words: Different fields define metacognition v… (More on Metacognition)