One way to differentiate between long-term and short-term memory systems in research is to construct a serial position curve, or to plot the position of an item in a list along with
A) the percent of participants that recalled the item.
B) the time it took for participants to recall the item.
C) the speed and accuracy of participants' recall of the item.
D) the number of times a participant asked about the item.

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The best choice is A because a serial position curve typically plots the position of an item in a list along with the percentage of participants that recall the item. This allows researchers to visualize primacy and recency effects, which are indicative of long-term and short-term memory systems, respectively. Option B is not appropriate for measuring memory systems as recall time can vary for each participant and does not necessarily indicate the type of memory being used. Option C does not apply to this method of measuring memory systems, and option D is not relevant to constructing a serial position curve.

One Way to Differentiate Between Long-Term and Short-Term Memory Systems