This suggests that though people may not be able to observe directly their cognitive processes, they will sometimes be able to report accurately about them.
It seems to me that “cognitive processes” could be replaced by “physical surroundings”, and the resulting statement would still be true. I am not sure how significant these findings are. We have imperfect knowledge of ourselves, but we have imperfect knowledge of everything.
There is a famous study that digs a bit deeper and convincingly demonstrates it: Telling more than we can know: Verbal reports on mental processes.
From the abstract:
It seems to me that “cognitive processes” could be replaced by “physical surroundings”, and the resulting statement would still be true. I am not sure how significant these findings are. We have imperfect knowledge of ourselves, but we have imperfect knowledge of everything.