Rita, who is in fifth grade, has just found out that her history exam is all fill-in-the-blank questions. She is discouraged because she knows that she does not usually do well on this type of exam. In recognizing this, Rita has engaged in a form of

A. referenced thinking.
B. metacognition.
C. mental imaging.
D. reconstructive analysis.


Answer: B

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