Francisco, a soccer enthusiast, watches a soccer match. While discussing the match with his friends, he is able to remember the first and the last players to receive a yellow card from the referee but not the other players who received yellow cards in the middle of the match. This tendency of Francisco to recall only the first and the last players to receive a yellow card best illustrates

A. chunking.
B. the serial position effect.
C. rehearsal.
D. the phonological loop.


Answer: B

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