Question

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 the names of 20 different fruits, followed by an unexpected loud noise. The effect of the noise will be ______

Answer 1

Answer:

recency effect but no impact on how well the other words in the list are remembered.

Explanation:

Though it may affect how they remember the words exactly, the effect may wear off, and the patients will *should remember the order of the words in the list.