An experimenter presents a list of words for participants to free recall in any order.She uses two conditions-one in which the words are read slowly and one in which the words are read fast.You should expect her to find:
A)reduced recency effects for both lists.
B)the list read slower should show no recency effect.
C)the list read faster should show reduced primacy effects.
D)reduced primacy effects for both lists.

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When words are presented quickly, participants tend to focus on the most recent words they heard, resulting in reduced primacy effects. However, recency effects are not affected by presentation speed, so option A is incorrect. Option B is incorrect because both lists should show some level of recency effect. Finally, option D is incorrect because reduced primacy effects are only expected for the list that was read quickly, not for both lists.

An Experimenter Presents a List of Words for Participants to Free