Serial Position Effect - Chapter 7 Flashcards

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Serial Position Effect

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Tendency to recall earlier and later items from a list

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Distinguishing STM from LTM

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  • Variations to methodology
    can selectively disrupt primacy or recency effect
    • Delayed recall
    • Rapid presentation
  • Hippocampus (LTM) vs
    sensory and association
    areas (STM)
    • Brain damage can
      selectively impair one
      memory system
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