A class of fifth-graders in Virginia just finished learning all the states and capitals in the United States. If the question "What is the capital of South Carolina?" were presented on a test, followed by answer options (a) Bismarck, (b) Pierre, (c) Raleigh, and (d) Columbia, what type of retrieval would MOST of the children have to rely on to answer this kind of question?

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Recognition involves identifying the correct answer from a list of options, which is exactly what the students would do in this scenario.

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