When asked to recall a list of 25 words,participants are likely to remember only some of them.The words they can recall are likely to include

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This phenomenon is known as the serial position effect, where participants are more likely to remember words from the beginning and end of a list. The first few words are more easily remembered because they can be rehearsed more, and the last few words are still in the participant's short-term memory when recall is requested. Therefore, participants are likely to recall the first few words and approximately the last 5 or 6 words on the list.

When Asked to Recall a List of 25 Words,participants Are