Question

Joslynn had written a grocery list but accidentally left it at home. Trying to remember the list, Joslynn remembers what was at the beginning of the list and what was at the end of the list, but not those things in the middle. This is an example of the ___.

Answer 1

The serial position effect

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Answer 2

Answer: This is an example of the SERIAL POSITION EFFECT.

Explanation: The serial position effect, describes a person's ability to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst. The term was coined by Hermann Ebbinghaus.

The ability to recall the first terms is known as the Primacy effect while the ability to recall the last terms is known as the recency effect.