Word recognition as a function of retrieval processes

Abstract

The influence of organization on recognition was assessed using three types of recognition tasks. A triple-recall procedure provided a criterion for classifying individual items according to different degrees of organization. Recognition performance was found to parallel that of recall, when tested 1 week later. There was poor, but above chance, discrimination for items that were not accessed during recall. For recalled items, recognition improved as the degree of retrievability increased. © 1976, The Psychonomic Society, Inc.. All rights reserved.