Joe interviews five candidates for a job.Later,when Joe's boss asks who made the greatest lasting impression on him,Joe says Erik and Ted,the first and last candidates interviewed.From a psychologist's view,this favoring of Erik and Ted is most likely the result of which memory effect(s)?
A) initial and residual
B) antecedent and consequent
C) template and salience
D) serial position

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This is an example of the serial position effect, which refers to our tendency to remember the first and last items in a list better than those in the middle. In this scenario, Erik and Ted were the first and last candidates interviewed, respectively, leading to Joe remembering them more easily and favoring them over the others.

Joe Interviews Five Candidates for a Job