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Free recall
Free recall is defined as a recollection that is not prompted by specific cues or prompts. In memory research, a task in which a participant recalls information without specific cues or prompts.
Free recall refers to the test in which subjects retrieve "to
be remembered" items without the aid of external retrieval cues; they can recall in any order so recall is free in that sense
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