Running head: THE EFFECTS OF RECALL AND RECOGNITION









The Effects Recall and Recognition
Tasks on Accuracy
Eboni Scott
Alabama State University









Abstract
Twenty-one undergraduate students were instructed to perform a recall or recognition task. Participants viewed a list of 30 words. Twelve participants were given lists of 60 words, 30 target words and 30 distractors. Nine participants were given answer sheets numbered 1-30. The purpose was to examine effects of type of task (recall or recognition) on accuracy. The recall group had a mean of 12.11 correct responses and 1.3 incorrect responses. the recognition group had a mean of 21.08 correct responses and 2.17 incorrect responses (P...

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Title: Recall And Recognition
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