Steve just joined a fraternity. He was introduced to 55 new "brothers." If asked to recall all of their names, which ones would he be most likely to struggle with?
A) the names of brothers in the middle of the group
B) the names of brothers at the beginning of the group
C) the names of brothers at the end of the group
D) any names that were strange or peculiar

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The serial position effect suggests that individuals are more likely to remember items at the beginning and end of a list, and struggle more with those in the middle. This is due to the primacy and recency effects, where items at the start are stored in long-term memory and items at the end are still in short-term memory, making the middle items more easily forgotten.

Steve Just Joined a Fraternity