If you gave children a recall test and a recognition test, which group of children would probably perform the best?
A) younger children who had a recall test
B) younger children who had a recognition test
C) older children who had a recall test
D) older children who had a recognition test

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In one classic study that compared recall versus recognition performance of younger and older children, in the recognition task where many objects were shown only once to children between the ages of 2 and 5, even the youngest children could correctly point to 81% of the objects as having been seen before; the older children recognized 92% of the objects. However, when children between the ages of 2 and 4 were asked to recall objects by naming them, 3-year-olds could name only 22% of the items and 4-year-olds only 40% (W. Schneider & Bjorklund, 1998). Subsequent research also has shown that younger children can be more easily lured away from correct recognitions by misleading questions.

If You Gave Children a Recall Test and a Recognition