Compared with young adults,children are likely to be more susceptible to

A) positive transfer.
B) automatic processing.
C) the misinformation effect.
D) proactive interference.

Children are more susceptible to the misinformation effect, which is when misleading information presented after an event can affect a person's memory of that event. This is because children may not have well-developed critical thinking and may rely more heavily on external information. The other options are not necessarily more prevalent in children compared to young adults.