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serial position effect: a standalone construct

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Cognitive psychology

better recall for items at the beginning and end of a list than for those in the middle.

In cognitive psychology, serial position effect refers to better recall for items at the beginning and end of a list than for those in the middle. This meaning comes from Murdock (1962) in Journal of Experimental Psychology.[1]

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References

Murdock, B. B. (1962). The serial position effect of free recall. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 64(5), 482-488. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0045106

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