How might one describe the shape of the function relating the probability of an item's recall to the item's position on a list?
A)U-shaped
B)squiggly
C)a linear, negatively sloped line
D)an inverted-U shape

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The shape is U-shaped, reflecting the serial position effect, where items at the beginning (primacy effect) and end (recency effect) of a list are more likely to be recalled than those in the middle.

How Might One Describe the Shape of the Function Relating