After hearing a list of items, peoples' immediate recall of the items is more likely to show a _____ effect than is their later recall of the items.

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The recency effect refers to our tendency to better remember items at the end of a list when asked for immediate recall. This is because these items are still in our short-term memory. However, when given a longer delay before recall, the spacing effect tends to take over, in which spaced repetition and deeper processing lead to better recall. Misinformation and self-reference effects are unrelated to the order of recall.

After Hearing a List of Items, Peoples' Immediate Recall of the Items