Shortly After Hearing a List of Items,people Tend to Recall

question 328

Multiple Choice

Shortly after hearing a list of items,people tend to recall the last items in the list especially quickly and accurately.This best illustrates

• A) state-dependent memory.
• B) context-dependent memory.
• C) implicit memory.
• D) a recency effect.

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Definitions:

Behavior

The actions or reactions of an individual in response to external or internal stimuli.

Schemata

Cognitive structures that represent organized knowledge about concepts, objects, and events, helping in the understanding and processing of information.

Exemplars

Individual instances or examples of a concept or category that are stored in memory and are used to classify new instances by comparison.

Formal Operations

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where abstract, logical, and systematic thinking emerges, typically during adolescence.