The Tendency to Remember Recent Information Better Than Earlier Information

question 19

Multiple Choice

The tendency to remember recent information better than earlier information is called

• A)the recency effect.
• B)a self-serving bias.
• C)the fundamental attribution bias.
• D)selective perception.
• E)stereotyping.

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