We can effectively eliminate the recency effect in a free recall task by _____.

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Recency effect occurs when participants recall the last items on the list better than the earlier ones. Preventing rehearsal and delaying recall time helps to eliminate recency effect. A list of words beginning with the same letter may induce a different effect called the primacy effect. Forcing participants to study each word equally doesn't necessarily eliminate recency effect.

We Can Effectively Eliminate the Recency Effect in a Free