Storing Memories

AP Psychology· difficulty 3/5

100% 0% Serial position Primacy Recency Recall by serial position

The U-shape illustrates which classic finding?

  • A

    The serial position effect: best recall at the start and end of a list

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  • B

    Equal recall across all positions

  • C

    Best recall in the middle of the list

  • D

    Decay only of the most recent items

Explanation

The serial position curve shows superior recall for early items (primacy, attributed to long-term storage) and recent items (recency, attributed to short-term/working memory).

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