Although Jordan practiced the poem several times, when he performed in front of his English class, he remembered the beginning and the end but forgot the middle.This pattern of forgetting illustrates the
A)serial position effect.
B)attentional effect.
C)ordering effect.
D)consolidation effect.

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The serial position effect refers to the tendency of people to remember the first and last items in a series or list better than those in the middle. This pattern of forgetting described in the scenario is consistent with the serial position effect, as Jordan remembers the beginning and end but forgets the middle of the poem. The attentional effect (B) and ordering effect (C) are not widely recognized memory phenomena, and consolidation effect (D) refers to the process of strengthening memories over time, rather than forgetting.

Although Jordan Practiced the Poem Several Times, When He Performed