A student sees a familiar term in an exam question and identifies it as one studied earlier without producing its definition from memory. Which retrieval form best describes this?

### Why this is right The student identifies the term as previously encountered. That is recognition, a form of retrieval distinguished from consciously recalling information without the cue. ### The concept Retrieval is access to stored information. Recall involves bringing information to mind, while recognition involves identifying something encountered before. A prompt or cue can support access, but recognition is still retrieval rather than encoding or storage. ### The other options - **B. Encoding**: This is initial processing of information, not accessing a previously stored term. - **C. Storage**: This is maintenance of information over time, not identifying it during an exam. - **D. Long-term depression**: This is a lasting decrease in synaptic strength, not a memory retrieval form. ### Terms - **Recognition**: Retrieval through identifying previously encountered information. - **Recall**: Retrieval by consciously bringing information to mind. - **LTD**: Long-term depression, a lasting decrease in synaptic strength. ### Remember Identifying a familiar item is recognition; producing it without a recognition cue is recall.