Psychology / Unit 6 Psych 0677 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Recognition
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The idea
Recognition is identifying previously learned information when it is presented again.
In practice
A multiple-choice question requires recognition, because the answer is among the options.
Where people slip
Recognition can succeed where recall fails, which is why studying by rereading feels productive.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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