Question

This is the tendency for items at the beginning of a list to be recalled more easily than other item:

Question options:

recency effect


primacy effect


butterfly effect

Answer 1

Answer: Primacy effect

Explanation:

It is called the primacy effect. This type of effect is considering the tendency for some people to show enhanced memory for items that are presented at the beginning of a list without any neurological impairment.

• The recency effect is an incorrect answer because it is considering the tendency to remember the most recently represented information.

• The butterfly effect is also an incorrect answer because it is considering the idea that small things can cause non-linear impacts on one complex system.