As preparation for a test,a student reads the textbook chapter.Later,while going over the material with his study group,he seems to recall the material at both the beginning and the end of the chapter,but he remembers little from the middle.Which term best characterizes this phenomenon?
A)primacy effect
B)recency effect
C)contextual distinctiveness
D)serial position effect

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The phenomenon described is known as the serial position effect, in which people tend to remember information at the beginning (primacy effect) and end (recency effect) of a list or chapter, but not as much from the middle. This is likely due to how our brain processes and organizes information.

As Preparation for a Test,a Student Reads the Textbook Chapter