Practice mode Psychology

What is the name of the tendency to recall the first and last items of a list better than those in the middle?

Correct answer B. Serial position

Explanation

The serial position effect combines the primacy effect, from rehearsal of early items, and the recency effect, from last items still being in short-term memory.

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