Multiple Choice
A sudden, loud noise often has the impact of distracting participants long enough to clear the contents of working memory. Imagine that participants hear a list of 20 different fruits, followed by an unexpected loud noise. The effect of the noise will be:
A) a diminished primacy effect but no impact on how well the other words in the list are remembered
B) diminished performance for the entire list
C) a diminished recency effect and a diminished primacy effect but no impact on how well the other words on the list are remembered
D) a diminished recency effect but no impact on how well the other words in the list are remembered
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