The Recency Effect Occurs When Participants Are Asked to Recall

question 34

Multiple Choice

The recency effect occurs when participants are asked to recall a list of words. One way to eliminate the recency effect is to

• A) have participants say "la, la, la" while studying the list.
• B) present the list more slowly.
• C) have participants count backwards for 30 seconds after hearing the last word of the list.
• D) have participants see the words on a screen, rather than hear them.