Children who pass false-belief tasks have more accurate eyewitness memories because
A) their autobiographical memory, which is built upon a false-belief base, is highly developed.
B) they are less likely to be confused or distracted by the actions of other people at the scene and can accurately focus on the observed incident.
C) they realize that one person can present misinformation to another, which can affect the second individual's beliefs.
D) they are able to integrate multiple sources of information, such as sights, sounds, and images of people at the scene, at once.

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Children who pass false-belief tasks have shown that they have the cognitive ability to understand that someone else can hold different beliefs than their own. This means that they may be better at recognizing when a witness's statement may be influenced by their own beliefs or biases, which can lead to more accurate eyewitness memory.

Children Who Pass False-Belief Tasks Have More Accurate Eyewitness Memories