When given a list of items to remember,people tend to do better at recalling the last items on the list.This is known as the ______ effect.
A)serial position
B)misinformation
C)recency
D)primacy

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Recency effect refers to the tendency of people to remember the most recently presented items or information better than those presented earlier. In contrast, primacy effect is the tendency to remember the first items on the list. The misinformation effect refers to a phenomenon where people's memory is altered based on misleading information they received after the event. Serial position effect encompasses both the recency and primacy effects.

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