- Meta-awareness
- ID:
- T247676
- Meta-awareness (English, Latin script, Original)
It is “meta” in that it is dependent upon the mindfulness (Smrti) that is focusing the mind on the object at hand. As noted above, this meta-awareness surveys the mind itself so as to determine, for example, whether it is dull or excited. $
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Veronica Kuhn
- citation:
, 514.
One’s explicit knowledge of the current contents of thought or one’s current conscious state.
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Veronica Kuhn
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First, meta-awareness is necessary for veto control over a mental state or process. A person cannot knowingly terminate something of which she is unaware. Second, Metzinger contends that whenever a person’s mind is wandering, she lacks meta-awareness of her wandering thoughts. From these two premises, it follows that people lack veto control over their wandering thoughts. Thus, Metzinger’s account suggests that mind-wandering can be defined as thinking that lacks meta-awareness and veto control.
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Veronica Kuhn
- citations:
, 92.
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Consciousness may be defined as our awareness of our environment, our bodies, and ourselves. Awareness of ourselves implies an awareness of awareness; that is, the conscious recognition that we are conscious beings. Awareness of oneself implies meta-awareness.
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Veronica Kuhn
- citation:
, 435.
In this entry, the term meta-awareness is used to refer to the explicit noticing of the content of experience. Importantly, meta-awareness need not be assumed to be a distinct state of consciousness; rather, it may merely entail a particular topic for the focus of attention, that is, “What am I thinking or feeling.”
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Veronica Kuhn
- citation:
, 562.
Meta-awareness is a state of deliberate attention toward the contents of conscious thought, serving as an appraisal of experiential consciousness. Meta-awareness is necessary for such uniquely human tasks as monitoring and controlling conscious thought, while lapses in meta-awareness make room for such phenomena as mind wandering and unwanted thoughts.
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Veronica Kuhn
- citation:
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Meta-awareness is the process of reflecting on the current contents of consciousness.
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Veronica Kuhn
- citations:
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, 158.
Meta-awareness is often seen as a tool for minimizing the detrimental effects of mind-wandering.
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Veronica Kuhn
- citations:
, 158.
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In any given moment, mindfulness and meta-awareness are mutually exclusive: being fully attentive to a given sensation may preclude the possibility of simultaneously reflecting on it. Meta-awareness may nonetheless be a crucial element in the cultivation of mindfulness. Meta-awareness of each distraction thus promotes meditative focus by providing an opportunity to redirect attention to the objection of meditation after a lapse of concentration.
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Veronica Kuhn
- citation:
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Meta-awareness is whether an individual is aware of the occurrence of mind-wandering.
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Veronica Kuhn
- citation:
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