The serial position effect is most likely to be obtained when using:
A) explicit recall instructions
B) implicit recall instructions
C) verbal overshadowing
D) unconscious recognition

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The serial position effect refers to the tendency for people to remember the first and last items in a list better than the items in the middle. This effect is more likely to be obtained with explicit recall instructions, where participants are specifically instructed to recall the items in order, rather than with implicit recall instructions, where participants are not given specific instructions on how to recall the items. Verbal overshadowing refers to the phenomenon where verbal description of a stimulus can interfere with subsequent visual recognition, and unconscious recognition refers to the ability to recognize a stimulus without conscious awareness. Neither of these phenomena are directly related to the serial position effect.

The Serial Position Effect Is Most Likely to Be Obtained