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Task Difficulty Knowledge

Task Difficulty Knowledge is a component of metacognitive knowledge that refers to an individual's awareness and understanding of the inherent complexity and demands of a given task, including the cognitive resources required, the level of effort needed, and potential obstacles to successful task completion.

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474

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234

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2017–2026

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178

High-resolution EEG mapping of cortical activation related to working memory: effects of task difficulty, type of processing, and practice

Alan Gevins · Cerebral Cortex · 1997 · 1.6K citations

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Task difficulty and the specificity of perceptual learning

Merav Ahissar, Shaul Hochstein · Nature · 1997 · 836 citations

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Self‐efficacy perspective on achievement behavior

Dale H. Schunk · Educational Psychologist · 1984 · 597 citations · Full text

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Basic Knowledge and the Problem of Easy Knowledge

Stewart Cohen · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · 2002 · 534 citations

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Influence of metacognitive knowledge and aptitude on problem solving.

H. Lee Swanson · Journal of Educational Psychology · 1990 · 486 citations

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Authors

474

  1. HL
    H. Lee Swanson

    University of California, Riverside, United States

    4 publications · 962 citations

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  2. XZ
    Xiangmin Zhang

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    3 publications · 41 citations

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  3. JP
    John Polich

    Scripps Research Institute, United States

    3 publications · 620 citations

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  4. JM
    Jonna Malmberg

    University of Oulu, Finland

    2 publications · 44 citations

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  5. VL
    Vandra L. Huber

    University of Washington, United States

    2 publications · 200 citations

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Institutions

234

  1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    224 citations

  2. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    156 citations

  3. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    826 citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    175 citations

  5. University of California, Riverside

    Riverside, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    944 citations

  6. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    668 citations

  7. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    580 citations

  8. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    343 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Experimental Psychology

    6 publications · 149 citations

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  2. Journal of Educational Psychology

    5 publications · 576 citations

    5

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  3. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    5 publications · 475 citations

    5

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  4. Child Development

    4 publications · 180 citations

    4

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  5. Journal of Applied Psychology

    4 publications · 282 citations

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