A Class of Fifth-Graders in Virginia Just Finished Learning All

Multiple Choice

A class of fifth-graders in Virginia just finished learning all the states and capitals in the United States. If the question "What is the capital of South Carolina?" were presented on a test, followed by answer options (a) Bismarck, (b) Pierre, (c) Raleigh, and (d) Columbia, what type of retrieval would MOST of the children have to rely on to answer this kind of question?

A) recognition
B) recall
C) priming
D) automatic encoding