When Investigating the Serial Position Curve, Delaying the Memory Test

question 33

Multiple Choice

When investigating the serial position curve, delaying the memory test for 30 seconds

• A) has no effect on the curve.
• B) increases the primacy effect.
• C) decreases the recency effect.
• D) increases both the primacy and the recency effects.

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Definitions:

Sensory Memory

The immediate, very brief recording of sensory information in the memory system.

Fleeting

Something that happens for a very short time; brief or transient.

Encoded

The process by which information is transformed into a format that can be stored and used in memory.

Explicit Memory

Memory of facts and experiences that one can consciously know and “declare.” (Also called declarative memory.)