The Last Items in a Long List of Items to Be

question 158

Multiple Choice

The last items in a long list of items to be remembered are usually remembered better than items in the middle of the list. This is referred to as the ____.

• A) primacy effect
• B) law of effect
• C) continuity effect
• D) recency effect

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Definitions:

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