Jen's dad sends her to the grocery store for a few last-minute dinner items.Jen repeats the list of ten items as she walks to the store but can remember only the first and last three items when she gets there-she is unable to remember the four in the middle.This U-shaped pattern of recall is
A) called working memory overload.
B) the key indicator of attention deficit disorder.
C) called the serial position effect.
D) common only in women.

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The U-shaped pattern of recall, where individuals remember the first and last few items on a list but have difficulty recalling items in the middle, is a common phenomenon known as the serial position effect. It is not related to working memory overload, attention deficit disorder, or gender.

Jen's Dad Sends Her to the Grocery Store for a Few