Murdoch's "Remembering a List" Experiment Described the Serial Position Curve

question 24

Multiple Choice

Murdoch's "remembering a list" experiment described the serial position curve and found that memory is best for
Of a list.

• A)the first words
• B)the middle words
• C)the last words
• D)both the first and last words

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Definitions:

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Unconscious Forces

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Psychoanalytic Perspective

View of human development as shaped by unconscious forces that motivate human behavior.

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