The retrieval of information from memory without the help of cues; the retrieval from memory of a number of items of information in any order, rather than in the order in which they were originally presented.
Origin
Early 20th century.
Definition of free recall in US English:
free recall
noun
Psychology
The retrieval of information from memory without the help of cues; the retrieval from memory of a number of items of information in any order, rather than in the order in which they were originally presented.