Words at the End of a List Are Typically Remembered

question 45

Multiple Choice

Words at the end of a list are typically remembered better than words presented in the middle. This is known as the recency effect and it presumably happens because the last few words on the list remain in memory.

• A) short-term
• B) episodic
• C) sensory memory
• D) long-term

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