Kate is on the phone talking to her friend Paul,who is referring her for a job interview.Paul gives Kate a phone number,but before Kate can write it down,the call is disconnected.Kate can only recall the last three digits of the number that Paul gave her.This scenario best illustrates the _____ effect.

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The recency effect refers to the tendency for people to remember information that was presented more recently or last in a sequence. In this scenario, Kate can only remember the last three digits of the phone number that Paul gave her, which is an example of the recency effect.

Kate Is on the Phone Talking to Her Friend Paul,who