Although Jordan practiced the poem several times, when he performed in front of his English class, he remembered the beginning and the end but forgot the middle. This pattern of forgetting illustrates the __________ effect.
A)serial position
B)attentional
C)ordering
D)consolidation

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The serial position effect describes a pattern of memory recall where individuals tend to remember the first (primacy effect) and last (recency effect) items in a series better than the middle items. Jordan's experience of remembering the beginning and end of the poem but not the middle is a classic example of this effect.

Although Jordan Practiced the Poem Several Times, When He Performed