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Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2025. Vol. 14, no. 3, 20–29
doi:10.17759/jmfp.2025140302
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)

Metacognitive mechanisms of color communication

 
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Abstract

Context and relevance. Despite the abundance of studies devoted to metacognition, metacognitive mechanisms of color communication still remain outside the scope of discussion. This is largely due to the vague understanding of the structure of cognitive processing of color-related information and the weakness of the rules for demarcating the boundaries of color cognition and meta-level processes in this area. The purpose of this study is to systematize, based on an analytical review of relevant publications, the concepts and ideas presented in modern foreign sources that form the basis of metacognitive processing of color-related information. Results. The main emphasis in the review is made on (1) clarifying the structure of cognitive processes accompanying color communication; (2) determining the composition (main processes, key components, and systems) of the cognitive and metacognitive levels, and (3) identifying the specifics of the mechanisms of interaction between them. Particular attention in the study is paid to metacognitive mechanisms that are key to the formation of the coloristics of the cultural landscape. Conclusions. In the present review, we identify topics that are essential for understanding color metacognition and outline prospects for further research in this field. The results of the analysis of the structure and composition of metacognitive mechanisms of color communication have significant practical potential and can be applied in decision-making related to the planning and regulation of the development of the color environment.

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Keywords: metacognition, color, color cognition, color communication, cultural landscape

Journal rubric: General Psychology

Article type: review article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2025140302

Funding. The study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, project number 22-18-00407-П, https://rscf.ru/en/project/22-18-00407/.

Acknowledgements. The author expresses gratitude to V.V. Ustimenko for assistance in designing a model of cognitive color processing.

Received 01.07.2025

Revised 05.08.2025

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For citation: Griber, Y.A. (2025). Metacognitive mechanisms of color communication. Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 14(3), 20–29. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2025140302

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Yulia A. Griber, Doctor of Cultural Studies, Professor, Director of the Color Laboratory, Smolensk State University (FGBOU VO SmolSU), Smolensk, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2603-5928, e-mail: y.griber@gmail.com

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The author declares no conflict of interest.

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