Janet has memorized one of John Keats's poems for an upcoming school play.The poem has four verses,and Janet can recite the entire poem verbatim.With reference to the serial position effect in memory retrieval,which of the following verses is Janet most likely to remember in the future?
A)The first and fourth verse of the poem
B)The first and third verse of the poem
C)The second and fourth verse of the poem
D)The third and fourth verse of the poem

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According to the serial position effect, people tend to remember the first items (primacy effect) and the last items (recency effect) in a sequence better than the middle items. Therefore, Janet is most likely to remember the first and fourth verses.

Janet Has Memorized One of John Keats's Poems for an Upcoming