In directed forgetting, participants are told to inhibit or ignore items that they have already studied; that is, to forget them.After they are instructed to forget certain materials, they are then asked to learn new materials.Research shows that:
A)there are no differences as a function of age.
B)paradoxically, the younger children (age 6) outperformed the older children (age 10).
C)older children (age 10) were better at directed forgetting than younger children (age 6).
D)children cannot control this aspect of forgetting until they have explicit training on the task.

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Research has shown that older children (age 10) were better at directed forgetting than younger children (age 6). This suggests that directed forgetting ability improves with age and cognitive development.

In Directed Forgetting, Participants Are Told to Inhibit or Ignore