The _____ is especially prominent when you have to engage in a serial recall task, such as remembering a list of items in their original order.
A)context effect
B)misinformation effect
C)primacy effect
D)recency effect

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The primacy effect refers to the tendency to better remember items from the beginning of a list in a serial recall task. This effect is especially prominent because these items have been rehearsed more and have had more opportunity to be encoded into long-term memory. The other options (context effect, misinformation effect, recency effect) do not specifically relate to serial recall tasks.

The _____ Is Especially Prominent When You Have to Engage