Which of the Following Students Provides the Best Summary of the Research

question 3

Multiple Choice

Which of the following students provides the best summary of the research on children's metamemory?

• A) Arthur: "Children understand some of the characteristics of memory, but they don't realize that you need to make a real effort in order to memorize something."
• B) Maya: "Children have very little awareness of any aspects of metacognition until they have reached school age."
• C) Katarina: "Children develop metacognitive abilities much earlier than psychologists had previously suspected; these skills are quite sophisticated by the time children reach school age."
• D) Luke: "Unfortunately, it is difficult to assess cognitive skills in preschool children; but 5-year-olds have metacognitive skills that resemble the skills of 10-year-olds."

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Definitions:

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