definitions

recency effect

/ (ˈriːsənsɪ) /

noun

psychol the phenomenon that when people are asked to recall in any order the items on a list, those that come at the end of the list are more likely to be recalled than the others

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Nearby words

receiving blanket, receiving end, receiving line, receiving order, receiving set, recency effect, recension, recent, recept, receptacle, receptible
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