Josh's Mother Sends Him to the Store to Pick Up

question 193

True/False

Josh's mother sends him to the store to pick up a number of grocery items. Upon arriving home, she notices that Josh remembered to buy the first few items on her list, but apparently forgot to get the last few items she asked him to buy. Remembering the first items in a list is called the primacy effect.

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