Mrs Pike's Class Is Learning to Spell Twenty New Words

question 34

Multiple Choice

Mrs. Pike's class is learning to spell twenty new words. They learn 5 words per day for four days Monday through Thursday) . On Friday the students are given a spelling test on all 20 words. When Mrs. Pike is grading the tests, she notices that most students remembered the words that we taught on Thursday, but not on Monday through Wednesday. Which verbal learning principle can explain Mrs. Pike's spelling test results?

• A) Primacy effect
• B) Recency effect
• C) Overlearning
• D) Proactive inhibition

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