A Primitive Procedure That Was Used to "Release Evil Spirits

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Essay

A primitive procedure that was used to "release evil spirits" and consisted of boring, chipping, or bashing holes in the patients' heads was called __________.

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Definitions:

Serial Position Effect

A memory phenomenon where recall accuracy varies as a function of an item's position within a study list, often showing enhanced memory for items at the beginning and end of the list.

Primacy Effect

The tendency for individuals to remember information presented at the beginning of a list better than information appearing in the middle or end.

Recency Effect

A cognitive bias which results in better recall of the most recent items or experiences in a series due to their late position in memory retrieval.

State-Dependent Memory Effect

The tendency to recall information better if one is in the same pharmacological or psychological state as when the information was encoded.