Jason Conducts an Experiment in Which His Participants Are Asked

question 45

Multiple Choice

Jason conducts an experiment in which his participants are asked to study a list of 30 words. He finds that participants tend to recall the beginning of the list rather than the middle or end of the list. Which effect is he showing support for?

• A) recency
• B) primacy
• C) photographic memory
• D) prospective memory

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