While trying to recall a list of items in correct order, the tendency to remember the first items in the list is called _____ while the tendency to remember the last items in the list is called _____.
A) source monitoring; source confusion
B) the primacy effect; the recency effect
C) proactive recall; retroactive recall
D) the recency effect; the primacy effect

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The primacy effect refers to the tendency to better remember the initial items in a list, while the recency effect refers to the tendency to better remember the last items in a list. The other options are unrelated to this phenomenon.

While Trying to Recall a List of Items in Correct