Which of the following best demonstrates the difference between recognition and recall?
A) speaking lines in a play versus playing the piano without sheet music
B) multiple-choice exams versus true-false questions
C) picking the assailant out of a lineup versus describing the face of an assailant
D) reporting the color of your socks with your eyes closed versus reciting a poem

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Picking the assailant out of a lineup involves recognition because the individual has already been seen before, whereas describing the face of an assailant is recall because there are no visual cues to aid memory. The other options do not necessarily involve both recognition and recall in the same way.

Which of the Following Best Demonstrates the Difference Between Recognition