Despite the tangible progress in psychological and cognitive sciences over the last several
years, these disciplines still trail other more mature sciences in identifying the most important
questions that need to be solved. Reaching such consensus could lead to greater synergy
across different laboratories, faster progress, and increased focus on solving important
problems rather than pursuing isolated, niche efforts. Here, 26 researchers from the field of
visual metacognition reached consensus on four long-term and two medium-term common
goals. We describe the process that we followed, the goals themselves, and our plans for
accomplishing these goals. If this effort proves successful within the next few years, such
consensus-building around common goals could be adopted more widely in psychological
science.
