When Children Learn the Alphabet, They Often Learn "A, B

question 155

Multiple Choice

When children learn the alphabet, they often learn "A, B, C, D," and "W, X, Y, Z," before they learn the letters "P, Q, R, S, T." This illustrates a memory phenomenon called

• A) the von Restorff effect.
• B) the serial position effect.
• C) the selective interference effect.
• D) state-dependent learning.

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