Although Jason tends to goof off at his job most of the year, he always works extremely hard to impress his boss during the 6 weeks before his annual evaluation. He is apparently trying to take advantage of ______.

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The recency effect refers to the phenomenon that people tend to remember the most recent events better than those that occur earlier. In this case, Jason is trying to impress his boss during the 6 weeks before his evaluation, which is the most recent time period before his boss will evaluate him. Therefore, he is trying to take advantage of the recency effect.

Although Jason Tends to Goof Off at His Job Most