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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > negative recency effect

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negative recency effect  

Definition

  • A memory phenomenon in which the recency effect disappears or is reversed when participants recall the items from all the study lists, compared with the immediate recall after each individual list.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Craik, F. I. M. (1970). The fate of primary memory items in free recall. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 9(2), 143–148. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5371(70)80042-1

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-RM1L7MV6-5

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