Jen's dad sends her to the grocery store for a few last-minute dinner items. Jen repeats the list of ten items as she walks to the store but can remember only the first and last three items when she gets there-she is unable to remember the four in the middle. This pattern of recall is

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The pattern of recall described is known as the serial position effect, which refers to the tendency for people to remember items at the beginning and end of a list better than those in the middle. This effect has been demonstrated in research studies and is thought to occur because items at the beginning of the list are more likely to be stored in long-term memory, while items at the end of the list are still in working memory. The inability to recall the middle items is a common occurrence and does not necessarily indicate a working memory overload or attention deficit disorder, nor is it limited to women.

Jen's Dad Sends Her to the Grocery Store for a Few