Primacy-Recency Effect Flashcards
1
Q
What did participants need to do?
A
Read a list of words and then recall them either immediately before or after a distraction
2
Q
What do the results show?
A
The recall do the first and last words was highest, whereas the middle words were low
3
Q
What is the primacy effect?
A
When the first words are remembered because they have been rehearsed and are in the long term memory
4
Q
What is the recency effect?
A
When the last few words are remembered because they are still in the short term memory and they haven’t been displaced yet
