The Tendency to Immediately Recall the First and Last Items

question 92

Multiple Choice

The tendency to immediately recall the first and last items in a list better than the middle items is known as the ________ effect.

• A)serial position
• B)encoding
• C)semantic
• D)spacing

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Definitions:

Causality

The relationship between cause and effect, where one event (the cause) leads to the outcome or consequence (the effect).

Status Variables

Variables that describe or categorize individuals based on their social or professional position.

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Independent Variable

The experimental factor that is manipulated to test its effects on the dependent variable, serving as the cause in a cause-and-effect relationship.