Before going grocery shopping, Amanda read her shopping list from top to bottom but forgot to bring the list with her. Amanda was trying to remember what she needed to get from the dairy section but could not remember what it was. Thus, she failed to recall. However, as soon as she saw milk cartons, she remembered that milk was on her list. That is, she succeeded in recognition. After she got back home, she realized that she remembered more items at the beginning of her list. She read the list again, and then she remembered the last few items better than the ones in the middle. a) Explain why Amanda failed to recall? b) Explain why Amanda however was successful with recognition? c) What term refers to Amanda’s ability to remember more items in the beginning of her list? d) What term refers to Amanda’s ability to remember more items the last few items better than the ones in the middle?

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Before going grocery shopping, Amanda read her shopping list from top to bottom but forgot to bring the list with her. Amanda was trying to remember what she needed to get from the dairy section but could not remember what it was. Thus, she failed to recall. However, as soon as she saw milk cartons, she remembered that milk was on her list. That is, she succeeded in recognition. After she got back home, she realized that she remembered more items at the beginning of her list. She read the list again, and then she remembered the last few items better than the ones in the middle.

  1. a) Explain why Amanda failed to recall?
  2. b) Explain why Amanda however was successful with recognition?
  3. c) What term refers to Amanda’s ability to remember more items in the beginning of her list?
  4. d) What term refers to Amanda’s ability to remember more items the last few items better than the ones in the middle?
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