Moishe Can Remember Only the First Two Items and the Last

question 152

Multiple Choice

Moishe can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone. The other five items in between are gone. His memory of things at the start of the list demonstrates the ____________.

• A) encoding specificity effect
• B) primacy effect
• C) recency effect
• D) TOT effect

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Definitions:

Social Environment

refers to the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which something happens or develops. It includes the culture that the individual is surrounded by, as well as the people and institutions with whom they interact.

Counting Systems

Structured methods for enumerating objects, concepts, or quantities, which can vary widely across different cultures and mathematical practices.

Cultures

the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.

Carpentered Environment

An environment constructed by humans characterized by right angles and flat surfaces, which can influence perception according to some psychological theories.