According to the Discussion of Metamemory, Children Who Are Between

question 52

Multiple Choice

According to the discussion of metamemory, children who are between the ages of about 5 and 10 typically

• A) believe that they need to make an effort if they genuinely want to remember something.
• B) underestimate how well they will perform on a memory test.
• C) were only slightly more confident about the items they had answered correctly, compared to their confidence about the items they had answered incorrectly.
• D) use appropriate memory strategies if they realize that they don't know the material.

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Definitions:

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