According to the Serial-Position Effect,if You Are Shown a List

question 188

Multiple Choice

According to the serial-position effect,if you are shown a list of items and then asked to immediately recall them

• A)you will most easily recall items from the beginning and the middle of the list.
• B)you will most easily recall items from the beginning and the end of the list.
• C)you will most easily recall items from the middle and the end of the list.
• D)retention of any particular item is based on emotional valence,not its position in the list.

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Definitions:

Visual Field

The total area in which objects can be seen in the peripheral vision while the eye is focused on a central point.

White Noise

A type of noise that is produced by combining sounds of all different frequencies together, often used to mask other sounds.

Audible Sound Spectrum

The range of sound frequencies that can be heard by the human ear, typically from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.

Shape Constancy

A perceptual phenomenon where an object is perceived as maintaining its shape despite changes in the angle or distance from which it is viewed.