A Distractor Task at the End of a Short-Term Memory

question 48

Multiple Choice

A distractor task at the end of a short-term memory list of items will likely reduce the _______ effect.

• A) primacy
• B) suffix
• C) recency
• D) serial

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Definitions:

Nerve Tracts

Bundles of nerve fibers that connect different regions of the brain and spinal cord, enabling communication within the nervous system.

White Matter

Composed of bundles of myelinated nerve fibers (axons) connecting various grey matter areas of the brain to each other.

Somatic Sensory

Pertains to the sensory system that conveys information from the skin and muscles, including touch, pain, temperature, and proprioception.

Postcentral Gyrus

The region in the brain's parietal lobe immediately posterior to the central sulcus, responsible for processing somatosensory information from the body.