The last time Bev and Sue were in the city,they had a great meal,but now neither of them can remember the restaurant's name.Sue is looking at on-line restaurant listings in the hope that seeing the name will jog her memory.Which term best captures this approach to remembering?
A)recall
B)recognition
C)word identification
D)word stem completion

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Recognition is the ability to identify something previously encountered, without necessarily recalling specific details about it. In this scenario, Sue is trying to recognize the name of the restaurant from a list, which would jog her memory. Option A, recall, refers to the ability to retrieve information from memory without any cues or prompts. Option C, word identification, and option D, word stem completion, refer to specific processes of reading and language processing, and are not applicable in this context.

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