If Lola begins to list all the classes she's ever taken in college, she will most likely recall her last few classes particularly well. What is this phenomenon called?
A)chunking
B)the primacy effect
C)the recency effect
D)context-dependent memory

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The recency effect refers to the tendency for people to remember information that is presented at the end of a list better than information presented earlier on the list. In this case, Lola is likely to remember her most recent classes better than the ones she took earlier, which is an example of the recency effect.

If Lola Begins to List All the Classes She's Ever