Stimulus recognition
A) depends on a deliberate search of long-term memory.
B) is the simplest form of retrieval.
C) requires the generation of a mental representation of an absent stimulus.
D) does not emerge until the preschool years.

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Stimulus recognition is the process of identifying a previously encountered stimulus. It is considered the simplest form of retrieval because it involves retrieving information that is readily available in our immediate surroundings or in our short-term memory. Deliberate search of long-term memory (A) is not required for stimulus recognition. Generating a mental representation of an absent stimulus (C) would fall under the category of recall, which is more complex than recognition. Although stimulus recognition becomes more sophisticated over time, it is present in infancy and does not depend on the development of preschool-aged cognition (D).

Stimulus Recognition