Words from the beginning of a list are more likely to be recalled than words from the middle of the list.This phenomenon is known as the ______ effect.

A) recency
B) primacy
C) forgetting
D) interference

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Words from the beginning of a list are more likely to be recalled than words from the middle of the list.This phenomenon is known as the ______ effect.A) recencyB) primacyC) forgettingD) interference

Sandra Mendoza · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The phenomenon where words from the beginning of a list are more likely to be recalled than words from the middle is known as the primacy effect. This effect is part of the serial position effect, which also includes the recency effect, where the last items in a list are also remembered well.

Words from the beginning of a list are more likely to be recalled than words from the middle of the list.This phenomenon is known as the ______ effect.

A) recency
B) primacy
C) forgetting
D) interference

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