The recency effect refers to the fact that
A. rehearsed items are more likely to be remembered than unrehearsed items.
B. items presented late in a list are remembered better than items presented in the middle of a list.
C. the most personally relevant items on a list are most likely to be remembered.
D. the first several items on a list are remembered better than the items in the middle of the list.
Answer: B
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