As children develop, their metacognitive knowledge changes in a number of ways. Which one of the following is a false statement about how metacognition changes with development?
A) Children sometimes use effective strategies unconsciously before they begin to use them consciously and intentionally.
B) Older children engage in more comprehension monitoring than younger children.
C) Younger children are more aware of their own thought processes than older children are.
D) Children become increasingly adept at using rehearsal to remember something.

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This statement is false. Younger children are typically less aware of their own thought processes than older children, as metacognitive knowledge tends to develop with age and experience.

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