If you are just introduced to a group of individuals and then immediately asked to recall their names, you would probably have most difficulty remembering the names of individuals who were presented ____.
A) last
B) both first and last
C) first
D) in the middle

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This phenomenon is explained by the serial position effect, which suggests that individuals are more likely to remember items at the beginning (primacy effect) and at the end (recency effect) of a list, while items in the middle are less likely to be remembered.

If You Are Just Introduced to a Group of Individuals