While Aaron was waiting for a prescription to be filled, he called Kate to see if she wanted him to pick up anything while he was at the grocery store. To his surprise, Kate rattled offten different items she wanted him to buy. Aaron forgot two items in the middle of the list. Aaron's pattern of forgetting illustrates:

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The serial position effect is the tendency to remember the first and last items on a list better than the middle items. Aaron's forgetting of the two items in the middle of the list is an example of the serial position effect at work.

While Aaron Was Waiting for a Prescription to Be Filled