Paul Can Only Remember the Conclusions of His Speech

question 58

Multiple Choice

Paul can only remember the conclusions of his speech. This is an example of the

• A)serial-position effect.
• B)primacy effect.
• C)forgetting effect.
• D)latency effect.

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Definitions:

Memory Traces

Theoretical concepts representing the physical basis of memory, or how memories are stored within the brain.

Maintenance Rehearsal

Mechanical repetition of material without thinking about its meaning or patterns.

Primacy Effect

A cognitive bias that results in the tendency to remember information that was encountered first better than information that was presented later on.

Recency Effect

The tendency to remember the most recently presented information better than information presented earlier.