In Wimmer and Perner's (1983) experiment on false belief, it was found that:
A)3-year-olds were able to recall all of the items on the false memory list.
B)3-year-olds did not successfully predict where a confederate would think a hidden item was, but the 5-year-olds were successful.
C)3-year-olds successfully predicted where a confederate would think a hidden item was, but the 5-year-olds were unsuccessful because of the critical nature of meaning.
D)5-year-olds lack the metacognition necessary for avoiding suggestibility.

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In Wimmer and Perner's experiment on false belief, it was found that 3-year-olds did not successfully predict where a confederate would think a hidden item was, but the 5-year-olds were successful. This suggests that 5-year-olds have developed a theory of mind, which helps them understand that others can have beliefs that differ from their own.

In Wimmer and Perner's (1983) Experiment on False Belief, It