The finding that when asked to recall a list of unrelated items memory is better for the items at the beginning and at the end of the list is known as the ________.
A) implicit memory effect
B) sequestering effect
C) serial position effect
D) phi phenomenon

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The term "serial position effect" refers to the tendency of people to remember items at the beginning of a list (the primacy effect) and items at the end of a list (the recency effect) better than they remember items in the middle. This effect is a well-documented phenomenon in memory research.

The Finding That When Asked to Recall a List of Unrelated