When Presented with a Series of Items, the Tendency to Remember

question 198

Multiple Choice

When presented with a series of items, the tendency to remember the first and last items better than the items in the middle is called:

• A) the recency effect.
• B) the primacy effect.
• C) the serial position effect.
• D) retroactive interference.

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Definitions:

Consistency

The quality of always acting or performing in a similar manner over time.

Consensus

A general agreement among the members of a group or community, often achieved through open discussion and negotiation.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention, until it is associated with an unconditioned stimulus.

Conditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that was neutral at first but becomes associated with an involuntary response through conditioning.