Which of the Following Is of Metamemory

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is 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, 5­year­olds know they cannot remember all of them.
• C)5­ and 8­year­olds have approximately equivalent knowledge of their own memory abilities.
• D)5­year­olds have some understanding of their own memory process but not as much as do 8­year­olds.

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