One evening, you examine the schedule for your favorite football team. The team plays sixteen games each season. Later you try recalling that schedule for a friend who likes the same team you do. Chances are, you will recall opponents at the beginning of the schedule particularly well. What is this phenomenon called
A)the list effect
B)the primacy effect
C)the consolidation effect
D)context-dependent learning
E)overlearning

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The primacy effect is a cognitive bias that results in a person recalling items at the beginning of a list better than those in the middle or at the end. This is why you would likely remember the opponents at the beginning of the football team's schedule particularly well.

One Evening, You Examine the Schedule for Your Favorite Football