Holliday, Reyna and Brainerd (2008) examined the DRM (Deese-Roediger-McDermott) effect in children age 7-13.They found that:
A)all children recalled the words poorly.
B)older children recalled more items correctly, but also showed more false memories.
C)younger children recalled fewer items correctly, and also showed more false memories.
D)younger children recalled more items overall, despite the older adults better recall accuracy.

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Older children recalled more items correctly but also exhibited a higher rate of false memories, indicating an age-related increase in both memory recall and susceptibility to the DRM effect.

Holliday, Reyna and Brainerd (2008) Examined the DRM (Deese-Roediger-McDermott) Effect