When remembering words on a list,people tend to remember words at the beginning of the list and words at the end of the list better than words in the middle of the list.This phenomenon is known as:
A) the serial position effect
B) retroactive interference
C) motivated forgetting
D) spreading activation effect

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The phenomenon described is known as the serial position effect, where items at the beginning of a list (primacy effect) and items at the end of the list (recency effect) are more likely to be remembered than items in the middle. Retroactive interference, motivated forgetting, and spreading activation effect are not related to this specific phenomenon.

When Remembering Words on a List,people Tend to Remember Words