The jury has just finished hearing all the evidence in a robbery case.The prosecutor made his closing arguments first,followed by the defence attorney.When the jury was sent to the jury room they seemed to remember more about the defence attorney's arguments than the prosecutors.This example demonstrates the ___.
A) primacy effect
B) retrieval obfuscation effect
C) tip-of-the tongue phenomenon
D) recency effect

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The fact that the jury seemed to remember more about the last arguments made by the defense attorney suggests a recency effect, which refers to the tendency for the last items presented in a series to be better remembered.

The Jury Has Just Finished Hearing All the Evidence in a Robbery