According to the serial-position effect, if you are shown a list of items and then asked to immediately recall them:
A) items from the beginning and the middle of the list are remembered best.
B) retention of any particular item is based on emotional valence, not its position in the list.
C) items from the middle and the end of the list are remembered best.
D) items from the beginning and the end of the list are remembered best.

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The serial-position effect states that items from the beginning (primacy effect) and the end (recency effect) of a list are remembered best. This means that the items in the middle are often forgotten or not recalled as easily.

According to the Serial-Position Effect, If You Are Shown a List