Recognizing and recalling
Compare bringing information to mind with identifying it among options.
The picture in words
- Recall
- Produce information with the cues available.
- Recognition
- Identify previously encountered information.
- Cue support
- The task supplies different kinds of help.
Reading the illustration
Compare how much the two name tasks supply. The open question asks for a name; the list provides candidates to identify.
Try a question
How do an open name question and a list of names make different demands?
Show the explanation
The open question calls for producing the name. A list supplies candidates that can support recognizing which one is familiar.
Read the sources
- Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020). Psychology 2e. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/8-1-how-memory-functionsSelected rendered passages: Retrieval subsection; working-memory subsection.