In testing the validity of the serial position effect,Ebbinghaus found that information:
A)given during the conclusion had the highest level of recall.
B)given during the introduction had the highest level of recall.
C)given with common sequence transitions was forgotten.
D)that followed a signpost transition was remembered best.
E)repeated in an internal summary was remembered best.

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The serial position effect refers to the tendency for items at the beginning and end of a list to be recalled better than items in the middle. Ebbinghaus found that information given during the conclusion had the highest level of recall, as it was most recently presented and therefore most likely to be remembered.

In Testing the Validity of the Serial Position Effect,Ebbinghaus Found