The first few and last few items in a series are more likely to be recalled than are the items in the middle,a phenomenon termed the _____ effect.
A)primacy
B)serial position
C)recency
D)ordinal relation

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The described phenomenon is known as the serial position effect, which refers to the tendency for people to remember more easily the first items (primacy effect) and last items (recency effect) in a series, with less recall of items from the middle.

The First Few and Last Few Items in a Series