WHAT IS THE DELAYED WORD RECALL?
Often agents are interested in how the delayed word recall works, particularly since they have no control whatsoever on what happens, and sometimes the client needs some assurance from the agent before the interview that it is not just a fancy trick to keep from having to insure them. Basically, the procedure is in three parts. Initially the examiner will read aloud a word and at the same time show it to them on a flash card – there are 10 words in all. The applicant is told later that they will be asked to recall the word later (no, they cannot write it down). The applicant is usually asked to use the word in a sentence so that they can show that they fully understand the word. Nothing is written down at this step. Shortly thereafter (usually no more than 10 minutes after) the process is repeated, and as the interviewer repeats the word and shows the card, the individual is again asked to use it in a sentence, either the same sentence used before, or a similar one. The interviewer rec
