Leon's parents have an authoritarian parenting style. In the authoritarian style there is an attempt to rigidly control and model the child's attitudes. These parents value absolute obedience, resorting to punitive measures (verbal or physical) to behave according to their requirement. Leon's parents' style can be considered authoritarian because of the strict rules they impose on Leon.
<em>Her memory for the start of her list demonstrates the </em>"primacy" <em>effect, while remembering things at the end of the list is an example of the </em>"recency" <em>effect.</em>
