Metacognition

Meta-d' Perceptual Task

  • 1You will see two intervals of flickering dots — one contains a slightly higher number of dots
  • 2Decide which interval had more dots (left or right)
  • 3After each decision, rate your confidence from 1 (guessing) to 4 (certain)
  • 4There are no trick questions — follow your instinct and be honest about your confidence

What this measures

Meta-d' (meta-d prime) quantifies how efficiently a person uses their first-order perceptual sensitivity to generate accurate confidence judgements. A high meta-d'/d' ratio (Mratio) indicates well-calibrated metacognitive monitoring.

This demo takes approximately 6 minutes