At a recent family reunion you saw cousins that you have not seen for years.Also,you met the cousins' spouses for the first time.Unfortunately,you don't remember most of their names.The name you do recall was your cousin Tom's wife,Nancy; they came at the very end of the reunion.Why did you remember Nancy,but forget all the other names?
A) Because of the primacy effect
B) Because of the recency effect
C) Because of the maintenance effect
D) Because of the semantic principle

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The recency effect refers to our tendency to remember the most recent items in a list better than earlier items. Since Nancy and Tom arrived at the very end of the reunion, they were the most recent people you met, and therefore stood out in your memory compared to others.

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