easy · MCAT psych-soc
A researcher presents a list of 20 words to a subject. After a 30-second delay filled with a distractor task (like counting backwards), the subject is asked to recall the words.
Which effect is most likely to be eliminated by the distractor task?
- Next-in-line effect
- Recency effect
- Spacing effect
- Primacy effect
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