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 would be a reasonable prediction 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 recognition group should outperform the recall group.
D)No consistent prediction can be made without a consideration of other variables.

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Recognition tasks are generally easier than recall tasks because recognition involves identifying information in the presence of cues, whereas recall requires retrieving information without cues.

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