Editing Recall (memory) (section)

{{Short description|Retrieval of events or information from the past}}
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'''Recall''' in [[memory]] refers to the mental process of retrieving information from the past. Along with [[encoding (memory)|encoding]] and [[storage (memory)|storage]], it is one of the three core processes of memory. There are three main types of recall: [[free recall]], cued recall and serial recall. [[Psychologist]]s test these forms of recall as a way to study the memory processes of humans<ref name="Britannica">recall. (2010). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 04, 2010, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/493353/recall [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/493353/recall]</ref> and animals.<ref name="Botvinick">{{cite journal | last1 = Botvinick | first1 = M. | last2 = Wang | first2 = J. | last3 = Cowan | first3 = E. | last4 = Roy | first4 = S. | last5 = Bastianen | first5 = C. | last6 = Mayo | first6 = P.J. | last7 = Houk | first7 = J.C. | year = 2009 | title = An analysis of immediate serial recall performance in a macaque | journal = Animal Cognition | volume = 12 | issue = 5| pages = 671–678 | doi = 10.1007/s10071-009-0226-z | pmid = 19462189 | s2cid = 12695390 }}</ref>
Two main theories of the process of recall are the two-stage theory and the theory of [[Encoding specificity principle|encoding specificity]].