A research participant is asked to memorize a list of words

The next day, this participant is asked to write all the words on a piece of paper that she can remember were on the list. This type of task illustrates the measurement of memory through
a. serial position.
b. recall.
c. relearning.
d. recognition.


ANSWER: b

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