Term ID: T1554

Error Correction Mechanisms

/error-correction-mechanisms/
Cognitive and neural systems that detect and correct mistakes in thinking, behavior, or performance, enabling learning from experience and adaptive adjustment to environmental demands.
Example: The brain's monitoring systems that detect when you've said the wrong word and automatically generate corrections, or metacognitive processes that recognize errors in reasoning.

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Reference: Norman & Shallice (1986)