Activity for the book My Psychology

My Take: 5.1 Recall versus Recognition

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View the My Take video and then answer the questions.

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      Question 1

      Which type of question would be an example of a recognition task?

      Question 2

      If you were to witness a robbery at the local convenience store, which of the following activities might the detectives investigating the crime use if they wanted to employ a recall task?

      Question 3

      What is the relationship between external information and the different types of retrieval tasks discussed in this video?

      Question 4

      Your Take! When people go to graduate school, they are often surprised to find that multiple-choice style exams are rarely given, and that essay exams have become the norm. Why do you think this form of testing is used at the higher levels of education?