metacognition

As nouns the difference between metacognition and sentient

is that metacognition is (philosophy) the act of thinking about thinking; sentience while sentient is lifeform with the capability to feel sensation, such as pain.

As an adjective sentient is

conscious or self-aware.

As nouns the difference between introspection and metacognition

is that introspection is (programming|object-oriented) while metacognition is (philosophy) the act of thinking about thinking; sentience.

As nouns the difference between autognosis and metacognition

is that autognosis is self-knowledge; the understanding of one's character and peculiarities while metacognition is (philosophy) the act of thinking about thinking; sentience.

As a verb assimilate

is to incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.

As a noun metacognition is

the act of thinking about thinking; sentience.

As nouns the difference between metadata and metacognition

is that metadata is data that describes other data, serving as an informative label while metacognition is (philosophy) the act of thinking about thinking; sentience.

As nouns the difference between consciousness and metacognition

is that consciousness is the state of being conscious or aware; awareness while metacognition is (philosophy) the act of thinking about thinking; sentience.

As nouns the difference between cognition and metacognition

is that cognition is the process of knowing while metacognition is the act of thinking about thinking; sentience.

As a noun metacognition

is (philosophy) the act of thinking about thinking; sentience.

As an adjective metacognitive is

pertaining to metacognition.