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Article 1: Sieck, W. R., Smith, J. L., & Rasmussen, L. J. (2013). Metacognitive strategies for making sense of cross-cultural encounters. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44(6), 1007-1023. doi:10.1177/0022022113492890

Summary: As cross-cultural interactions become more commonplace and of shorter durations, understanding the abilities that enable some sojourners to function competently in unfamiliar cultural contexts is increasingly important.

Article 2: Klafehn, J., Li, C., & Chiu, C. (2013). To know or not to know, is that the question? exploring the role and assessment of metacognition in cross-cultural contexts. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44(6), 963-991. doi:10.1177/0022022113492893

Summary: Findings from research in educational and cognitive psychology have shown that metacognition, defined as the awareness, monitoring, and evaluation of one’s knowledge and cognitive processes, exerts substantial influence on individual performance.

Article 3: Miyamoto, Y., & Wilken, B. (2010). Culturally contingent situated cognition: Influencing other people fosters analytic perception in the United States but not in japan. Psychological Science, 21(11), 1616-1622. doi:10.1177/0956797610385954

Summary: Interpersonal influence and interpersonal adjustment play crucial roles in structuring social interactions.