Although Morgan had practiced her speech several times, she had trouble remembering the middle part of the speech when she gave it in speech class. This pattern of forgetting illustrates:
A) the serial position effect.
B) prospective memory failure.
C) anterograde amnesia.
D) proactive interference.

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The serial position effect refers to the tendency to remember the beginning and end of a list better than the middle. Morgan's difficulty in remembering the middle part of her speech is consistent with this pattern of memory. Prospective memory failure refers to forgetting to carry out intended actions in the future, which is not the case here. Anterograde amnesia is a type of memory loss in which a person is unable to create new memories after a certain point in time, which is also not the case here. Proactive interference refers to the phenomenon where previously learned information interferes with the recall of new information, which is not applicable in this scenario.

Although Morgan Had Practiced Her Speech Several Times, She Had