Memory for items presented at the beginning of a list and at the end of the list is referred to as
A)serial position effect.
B)networks of association.
C)chunking.
D)episodic memory.

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The serial position effect refers to the phenomenon where people are more likely to remember items presented at the beginning (primacy effect) and end (recency effect) of a list than items presented in the middle.

Memory for Items Presented at the Beginning of a List