The tendency to recall items at the beginning of a list is known as the ___________ effect, and the tendency to recall of items at the end of a list is known as the ___________ effect.
A) recency; primacy
B) primacy; recency
C) serial-position; primacy
D) serial-position; recency

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The primacy effect refers to the tendency to recall items at the beginning of a list, while the recency effect refers to the tendency to recall items at the end of a list. Therefore, the correct answer is B, primacy; recency.

The Tendency to Recall Items at the Beginning of a List