Dr. Syed asks 5-year olds and 7-year olds how they might remember a list of words. The 5-year-olds say they don't know but the 7-year-olds say they might try to write the words down to study them. The 7-year olds have better skills in what domain than the 5-year olds do
A)Metacognition
B)Unconscious focus
C)The method of loci
D)The spacing effect

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The 7-year-olds demonstrate better metacognition than the 5-year-olds because they have an awareness of their own thought processes and strategies for learning, such as writing words down to remember them. Metacognition involves thinking about one's own thinking.

Dr Syed Asks 5-Year Olds and 7-Year Olds How They