"Okay, your recital is next Saturday night," Candy reminded her piano student. "You're doing great but for the next couple of days, I want you to practice by starting with the middle third of the piece until you've got it down perfectly." As a piano teacher, Candy is trying to help her student counteract which of the following memory tendencies?

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Candy's strategy addresses the serial position effect, which describes a tendency in memory recall where people more easily remember the first (primacy effect) and last (recency effect) items in a series than the middle items. By focusing practice on the middle third of the piece, she aims to counteract this tendency, ensuring more balanced recall across the entire piece.

"Okay, Your Recital Is Next Saturday Night," Candy Reminded Her