Janet has memorized one of John Keats's poems for an upcoming school play.The poem has four verses,and Janet can recite the entire poem verbatim.With reference to the serial position effect in memory retrieval,which of the following verses is Janet most likely to remember in the future?
A)the first and fourth verse of the poem
B)the first and third verse of the poem
C)the second and fourth verse of the poem
D)the third and fourth verse of the poem

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The serial position effect suggests that in a list of items, the ones at the beginning (primacy effect) and the end (recency effect) are more likely to be remembered than the middle items. Therefore, Janet is most likely to remember the first and fourth verses of the poem.

Janet Has Memorized One of John Keats's Poems for an Upcoming