Elena is presented with a list of 20 numbers when asked to recall this list she remembers more numbers from the beginning then from the end of the list this phenomenon demonstrates which of the following types of effect

A. Mnemonic

B. Primacy

C. Recency

D. Secondary

E. Clustering

B. Primacy

Explanation:

The primacy effect refers to a tendency to recall the information presented at the beginning of a list better than the items at the latter position. This explained the phenomenon of the memory storage system and how it is related to the information being attended, practiced, and then later stored. It is based on the concept of attention span, rehearsal and memory limitation.