When Given a List of Items to Remember, People Tend

question 350

Multiple Choice

When given a list of items to remember, people tend to do better at recalling the last items on the list. This is known as the ________.

• A) phi phenomenon
• B) chunking effect
• C) recency effect
• D) primacy effect

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Definitions:

Population Averages

Statistical measures that summarize the central tendency of the characteristics of all individuals within a defined group.

Good Estimates

Approximations or judgments that are considered to be close to the actual value or outcome, often based on some form of logical reasoning or previous data.

Statistically Significant

A determination that the results observed in data are unlikely to be due to chance alone, according to a predefined threshold of probability.

Sample Averages

This refers to the mean value calculated from a sample of data, representing the central tendency of the sampled population.