Editing Recall (memory) (section)

===Two-stage theory===
The ''two-stage theory'' states that the process of recall begins with a search and retrieval process, and then a decision or [[Recognition memory|recognition]] process where the correct information is chosen from what has been retrieved. In this theory, recognition only involves the latter of these two stages, or processes, and this is thought to account for the superiority of the recognition process over recall. Recognition only involves one process in which error or failure may occur, while recall involves two.<ref name="Watkins">{{cite journal | last1 = Watkins | first1 = M. | last2 = Gardiner | first2 = J. M. | year = 1979 | title = An appreciation of the generate-recognize theory of recall | journal = Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior | volume = 18 | issue = 6| pages = 687–704 | doi=10.1016/s0022-5371(79)90397-9}}</ref> However, recall has been found to be superior to recognition in some cases, such as a failure to recognize words that can later be recalled.<ref name="Tulving">{{cite journal | last1 = Tulving | first1 = E. | last2 = Thomson | first2 = M. | year = 1973 | title = Encoding specificity and retrieval processes in episodic memory | journal = Psychological Review | volume = 80 | issue = 5| pages = 352–373 | doi=10.1037/h0020071| s2cid = 14879511 }}</ref>

Another two stage theory holds that free recall of a list of items begins with the content in working memory and then moves to an associative search.<ref name="Tarnow, E. 2015">Tarnow, E. (2015). FIRST DIRECT EVIDENCE OF TWO STAGES IN FREE RECALL. RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics, (4), 15-26.</ref>