Question

Jen's dad sends her to the grocery store for a few last-minute dinner items. jen repeats the list of 10 items as she walks to the store, but can only remember the first and last three items when she gets there. she is unable to remember the four in the middle. why did she forget the four items in the middle of the list?

Answer 1

Serial-position effect is the tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.