What term describes the phenomenon where individuals remember items at the end of a list better than those in the middle?

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Explanation

The recency effect refers to the tendency to recall the last items in a sequence more effectively than those in the middle, due to their recent presentation.

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What term describes the phenomenon where individuals remember items at the end of a list better than those in the middle?

Explanation

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