A graph of the serial position effect,where the likelihood of recall of an item is plotted as a function of the item's position in a list during presentation,takes the shape of a(n)____.
A)J-shaped curve
B)line that begins at a low level and slopes upward to the right
C)line that begins at a high level and slopes downward to the right
D)U-shaped curve

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The serial position effect graph takes the shape of a U-shaped curve, where items at the beginning and end of a list are more likely to be recalled than items in the middle. This is because of the primacy effect (items at the beginning are better rehearsed and transferred to long-term memory) and the recency effect (items at the end are still in short-term memory).

A Graph of the Serial Position Effect,where the Likelihood of Recall