In a Memory Experiment, Dr

question 28

Multiple Choice

In a memory experiment, Dr. Aziz gives one group of participants a recognition test of a list of words they had seen earlier; another group is asked to recall the words. What might you predict regarding the relative performance of the two groups on the memory test

• A)The two groups should perform equivalently.
• B)The recall group should outperform the recognition group.
• C)The recall group should outperform the recognition group, as long as the test is given shortly after participants first see the words.
• D)The recognition group should outperform the recall group.
• E)No consistent prediction can be made without a consideration of many other variables.

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