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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > serial position effect > recency effect > long-term recency effect

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long-term recency effect  

Definition

  • In a delayed memory test, better retention of recent events.

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  • • Baddeley, A. D., Hitch, G. J., & Dornic,, S. (1977). Recency re-examined. In Attention and Performance VI (p. 647-667). Lawrence Erlbaum.

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Bjork, R. A., & Whitten, W. B. (1974). Recency-sensitive retrieval processes in long-term free recall. Cognitive Psychology, 6(2), 173-189. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-0285(74)90009-7

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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