A Research Participant Is Required to Report as Much of a Poem

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Multiple Choice

A research participant is required to report as much of a poem as he can remember immediately after having read the poem once. The greatest number of recall errors should occur for lines:

• A)at the beginning of the poem.
• B)in the middle of the poem.
• C)at the end of the poem.
• D)at the beginning and end of the poem.

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