Imagine you are trying to remember a list of words. Having a better memory for items at the beginning of a list demonstrates the _____, whereas having a better memory for items at the end of a list demonstrates the _____
A)primacy effect; serial cognition effect.
B)serial position effect; metamemory effect.
C)primacy effect; recency effect.
D)flashbulb memory effect; recency effect.

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The primacy effect is having a better memory for items at the beginning of a list, whereas the recency effect is having a better memory for items at the end of a list.

Imagine You Are Trying to Remember a List of Words