Donna prides herself on being able to remember a face after seeing it just once.However,she is not good at remembering the names that match the faces.In the context of memory retrieval,it can be said that
A)Donna is good with recognition but poor with recall.
B)Donna is good at retrieving previously learned information.
C)Donna is not good at identifying learned items.
D)Donna is not good at memory-related tasks.

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Recognition refers to the ability to identify a previously encountered item, while recall refers to the ability to retrieve the item from memory with no cues or prompts. Donna's ability to remember faces after seeing them once indicates good recognition ability, but her difficulty with recalling names suggests poor recall ability.

Donna Prides Herself on Being Able to Remember a Face