You attend a lecture in which a politician lists the 20 points of her platform in a relatively short period of time. After leaving the lecture, you are least likely to recall the points from the ____.
A) end of the list
B) ones with which you have had personal experience
C) beginning of the list
D) middle of the list

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The phenomenon described is known as the serial position effect, where people tend to remember the first (primacy effect) and last (recency effect) items in a series better than the middle items.

You Attend a Lecture in Which a Politician Lists the 20