Imagine you are trying to remember a list of words. Having a better memory for items at the beginning of a list demonstrates the _____, whereas having a better memory for items at the end of a list demonstrates the _____

a) primacy effect; serial cognition effect.
b) serial position effect; metamemory effect.
c) primacy effect; recency effect.
d) flashbulb memory effect; recency effect.


Answer: c

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