Psychology A-Level
Metarepresentation and central control
What Metarepresentation and central control means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Metarepresentation and central control
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Metarepresentation is the ability to reflect on thoughts and behaviour as one's own, and central control is the ability to suppress automatic responses while performing deliberate ones.
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