Question

Simon's writes down a list of things (sulfur, TNT, timer, chips, bananas, wires, and gloves) he needs to buy. He goes to the store and realizes he's forgotten the list. He can only recall the first few and last items on the list. What is this an example of?

Answer 1

The serial position effect

Step-by-step explanation:

The serial position effect is a tendency for a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and have trouble recalling the middle items.