Implicit and explicit knowledge of our own abilities and the strategies which we can use in a given situation, depending on the demands of the task in front of us, is called _______.

Assertion (A): While teaching problem-solving, teachers should discourage children from thinking about their own thinking and focusing on how to learn. Reason (R): The development of metacognitive abilities hinders effective problem-solving. Choose the correct option.

Thinking about one's own thinking is known as ______ and is a ______ ability.