A Research Participant Is Asked to Recall One at a Time

Multiple Choice

A research participant is asked to recall one at a time a list of 20 words he has just been asked to learn. When he recalls more words from the beginning than the middle of the list, it is called the _____ effect and is MOST likely due to recall from _____.

A) primacy; short-term memory
B) primacy; long-term memory
C) recency; short-term memory
D) recency; long-term memory