"Cat food, cola, toothpaste," your roommate begins reciting items into the phone as you throw your books in the backseat and get into your car; you're supposed to hit the store on the way home. He continues to list a few more items. Finally, he wraps up: "Coffee creamer, spaghetti sauce, dish liquid, and ice tea mix." You forget a couple of things, but you do manage to get the cat food, cola, and toothpaste. Your memory for these items reflects the _________ effect.

a. primacy
b. recency
c. serial memory
d. item order


a. primacy

Psychology

You might also like to view...

Stimulus discrimination:

a. is a response followed by a reinforcer. b. occurs when responses are made to stimuli that are similar to the original CS. c. is the removal of a stimulus. d. occurs when responses are made to certain stimuli, but not to others.

Psychology

Which sequence of development means "from head to tail?"

a. differentiation c. integration b. proximodistal d. cephalocaudal

Psychology

Which one of the following is TRUE about simple random sampling?

A. Every respondent has a 95% probability of being chosen in the sample. B. Every respondent has an equal probability of completing the survey. C. Every member of a sample has an equal chance of completing the survey. D. Every member of a population has an equal chance of being chosen for the sample.

Psychology

A social movement refers to:

a. a spontaneous large group that reacts with hostility toward scapegoats b. a spontaneous large group constituted in support of a set of shared purposes c. a spontaneous large group with relatively informal and short-term goals d. a collection of non-conformists in any group or society e. a spontaneous large group that acts in a highly disorganized, irrational and hysterical but non-violent way

Psychology