Samantha prides herself on "never forgetting a face," although she frequently cannot put the correct name with a specific "face." This shows that Samantha is
A)better at recognition than at recall.
B)better at recall than at recognition.
C)better at memory retrieval than at memory reconstruction.
D)better at memory reconstruction than at memory recall.

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Samantha is able to recognize faces, but struggles with recalling the associated names. This suggests that her strength lies in recognition memory (ability to identify something previously encountered) rather than recall memory (ability to retrieve information from memory without a cue).

Samantha Prides Herself on "Never Forgetting a Face," Although She