The Iceberg Metaphor of Human Cognition
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https://doi.org/10.67945/jfa.v17i1.10Keywords:
metacognition, human cognition, Hartman Value Profile, empirical studyAbstract
This paper sought to verify or disprove the metaphor known as the “iceberg model” of human cognition. It is a report of an empirical study in which research participants (N = 215) were asked to complete two assessments related to human cognition, the Hartman Value Profile (HVP) and the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) as a step towards determining if, indeed, people’s conscious awareness of their thinking was derived from, and/or is similar to, their deep-seated, often unconsciously held thought patterns. This study revealed very little correlation between these two assessments and little or no ability of the HVP to predict a person’s responses to the MAI. The author concluded, therefore, that these two instruments do, in fact, measure substantially different aspects of human cognition.
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