Which of the Following Is True of Metamemory

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of metamemory?

• A) Before the age of 8, children have no understanding of their own memory processes.
• B) When shown a set of 10 pictures, 5-year-olds know they cannot remember all of them.
• C) 5- and 8-year-olds have approximately equivalent knowledge of their own memory abilities.
• D) 5-year-olds have some understanding of their own memory process but not as much as do 8-year-olds.

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