At a block party,Cyndi is introduced to eight new neighbors.Moments later,she remembers only the names of the first three and last two neighbors.Her experience best illustrates
A) state-dependent memory.
B) context-dependent memory.
C) implicit memory.
D) the serial position effect.

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The serial position effect refers to the tendency to remember the first and last items in a list better than the middle items. In this scenario, Cyndi can remember the names of the first three and last two neighbors, but not the ones in the middle, which is consistent with the serial position effect. State-dependent memory refers to the fact that memory retrieval is often improved when the person is in the same state as they were when they encoded the information, while context-dependent memory refers to the fact that memory retrieval is often improved when the person is in the same context or environment as they were when they encoded the information. Implicit memory refers to the unconscious influence of past experiences on current behaviors or thoughts. None of these concepts fully explain Cyndi's experience at the block party.

At a Block Party,Cyndi Is Introduced to Eight New Neighbors