According to the serial-position effect,if you are shown a list of items and then asked to immediately recall them
A)you will most easily recall items from the beginning and the middle of the list.
B)you will most easily recall items from the beginning and the end of the list.
C)you will most easily recall items from the middle and the end of the list.
D)retention of any particular item is based on emotional valence,not its position in the list.

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The serial-position effect states that people are more likely to remember items at the beginning and end of a list, which is known as the primacy and recency effect. The items in the middle tend to be less memorable because they are less distinct from one another. Therefore, option B is the correct choice because it includes both the beginning and end of the list as the most easily recalled items.

According to the Serial-Position Effect,if You Are Shown a List