Silas can remember only the first two items and the last two items on the grocery list that his wife just read to him over the phone. The other five items in between are gone. This is an example of the __________ effect.
A) encoding specificity
B) serial position
C) TOT
D) reintegrative

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This is an example of the serial position effect, where items at the beginning and end of a list are remembered better than items in the middle. The encoding specificity effect refers to the idea that memory is better when the context during encoding and retrieval are the same. TOT refers to the tip of the tongue phenomenon where a person knows a word but is unable to retrieve it from memory. Reintegrative processing refers to the process of connecting new information with previously learned information.

Silas Can Remember Only the First Two Items and the Last