When studying recall of visual information, the serial position curves for younger and older subjects would most likely be ____.
A) different for items placed in memory both first and last
B) very similar
C) different for items placed in memory last
D) different for items placed in memory first

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Research in cognitive psychology suggests that both younger and older subjects tend to show similar patterns in the serial position effect when recalling visual information. This effect demonstrates that people are more likely to remember items at the beginning (primacy effect) and at the end (recency effect) of a list, with a tendency to forget those in the middle. The similarity in patterns indicates that age does not significantly alter the basic structure of memory recall for visual information.

When Studying Recall of Visual Information, the Serial Position Curves