You've now learned about the serial position curve.The relevant research in your text describes this curve using a free recall task (participants are free to recall words in any order they choose).Imagine that you conducted a "remembering a list" experiment using a serial recall task (participants must recall words in the same order they were presented).What would you predict for the results with the serial recall task?
A) The same serial position curve observed with free recall
B) A diminished recency effect, relative to free recall
C) A diminished primacy effect, relative to free recall
D) Diminished primacy and recency effects, relative to free recall

Question

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In a serial recall task, the requirement to recall items in the exact order they were presented typically diminishes the recency effect because participants cannot rely on short-term memory as effectively as in free recall.

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