A subject was told to study the following words: book, chair, calendar, alarm, phone, lamp, pencil, and desk. Later he recalled book, chair, pencil, and desk. This result is best explained as
a. the primacy effect. c. the serial position effect.
b. the recency effect. d. the proactive interference effect.
C
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A. the mere-exposure effect. B. systematic desensitization. C. the actor-observer effect. D. social referencing.
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