The recency effect occurs when participants are asked to recall a list of words. One way to eliminate the recency effect is to
A. have participants say "la, la, la" while studying the list.
B. present the list more slowly.
C. have participants count backwards for 30 seconds after hearing the last word of the list.
D. have participants see the words on a screen, rather than hear them.
Answer: C
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