In a Memory Experiment, Dr

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.