Question

given 1, 4, 3, 5, 6, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 1, 3, 4, 5, and 2. remembering 1, 4, 3, 4, 5, and 2 is an example of ______. the spacing effect; the recency effect; the serial position effect; the primacy effect

Explanation:

The recency effect refers to the tendency to better remember the items at the end of a list. The given list is 1, 4, 3, 5, 6, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 1, 3, 4, 5, 2. The remembered items (1, 4, 3, 4, 5, 2) are the last few items of the list, which aligns with the recency effect. The spacing effect is about spaced vs. massed practice, the serial position effect is the overall tendency for beginning and end items to be remembered (encompassing primacy and recency), and primacy is about remembering the start. Here, the remembered items are from the end, so it's the recency effect.

Answer:

The Recency Effect