Dr.Frolicker shows a group of 4-year-olds a set of 10 items on a tray.She then mixes them up with some unfamiliar items and asks the children to point to the ones in the original set.Dr.Frolicker is testing
A) recognition memory.
B) recall memory.
C) sustained attention.
D) episodic memory.

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Dr. Frolicker is testing the children's ability to recognize the items from the original set amongst unfamiliar items. This is an example of recognition memory, where someone is able to identify and recognize previously learned information when it is presented to them. Recall memory, on the other hand, would involve asking the children to name all of the items from the original set without any visual cues. Sustained attention and episodic memory are not directly being tested in this scenario.

DrFrolicker Shows a Group of 4-Year-Olds a Set of 10