The primacy and recency effects in free recall demonstrate that we have the greatest difficulty recalling the words _____ of a list.

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The primacy effect refers to better recall of items at the beginning of a list, and the recency effect refers to better recall of items at the end of a list. Therefore, we have the greatest difficulty recalling items in the middle of a list.

The Primacy and Recency Effects in Free Recall Demonstrate That