Memory Researchers Discovered That the Recency Effect Occurs Because ____

question 30

Multiple Choice

Memory researchers discovered that the recency effect occurs because ____.

• A) people have more time to think about the earlier items than the later items that are presented to them in a string of information
• B) people recall information when cued,which allows them to recall the first and last items within a string of information
• C) the last items presented in a string of information are stored within a memory system for a short amount of time
• D) the first items presented in a string of information are often stored in one's long-term memory

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Definitions:

Income Effect

The change in an individual's or economy's income and how that change will affect the quantity demanded of a good or service.

Money Income

The total income in the form of money received by an individual or household before taxes from all sources in a given time period.

Consumer

Consumer is an individual or group that purchases goods or services for personal use, not for manufacture or resale, driving the demand side of the marketplace.

Substitute Goods

Products or services that can be used in place of one another, fulfilling the same needs or wants of the consumer.