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In a psychology experiment, subjects read a list of 20 words.  They are then asked to recall as many words as they can in any order they wish.  The experimenter creates a graph showing the accuracy of recall relative to the order in which each word was presented.  Words at the end of the list tend to be recalled at a higher level of accuracy than words in the middle of the list.  This effect is the:   1. proactive interference effect    2. recency effect   3. primacy effect   4. serial recall effect

In a psychology experiment, subjects read a list of 20 words.  They are then asked to recall as many words as they can in any order they wish.  The experimenter creates a graph showing the accuracy of recall relative to the order in which each word was presented.  Words at the end of the list tend to be recalled at a higher level of accuracy than words in the middle of the list.  This effect is the:   1. proactive interference effect    2. recency effect   3. primacy effect   4. serial recall effect

Ciccarelli: Psychology_5 (5th Edition)
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  1. In a psychology experiment, subjects read a list of 20 words.  They are then asked to recall as many words as they can in any order they wish.  The experimenter creates a graph showing the accuracy of recall relative to the order in which each word was presented.  Words at the end of the list tend to be recalled at a higher level of accuracy than words in the middle of the list.  This effect is the:

      1.

    proactive interference effect 
      2.

    recency effect
      3.

    primacy effect
      4.

    serial recall effect
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