What is Maximum Recall?

• A. Highest number of words recalled correctly.
• B. Number of words presented.
• C. Order independence.
• D. Device to improve hearing.

Answer: (A)

Maximum recall is the greatest number of items a person can retrieve from memory correctly, from a presented list, across attempts or trials. It captures the best retrieval performance, not how many items were shown or recalled overall across attempts. It’s not about the order in which items are recalled, nor about any device or aid for hearing. For example, if a list is shown and a person recalls 7 items on one trial and 9 on another, the maximum recall is 9.