Joe is one of 20 individuals interviewing for a job. Joe would like to go last, as he feels that this position will keep him in his interviewers' short term memory, compared to the other applicants. Joe's positioning here is most directly related to:
A) the primacy effect
B) the recency effect
C) episodic memory
D) semantic memory

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Joe's desire to go last suggests that he believes in the recency effect, which is the tendency for individuals to better remember information that is presented most recently. Going last would ensure that the interviewers have a more immediate recall of Joe's interview compared to the other applicants they have seen earlier in the day. The primacy effect, on the other hand, refers to the tendency for individuals to better remember information that is presented first, and is not relevant to Joe's situation. Episodic memory and semantic memory are long-term memory processes and are not directly related to Joe's interview positioning.

Joe Is One of 20 Individuals Interviewing for a Job