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
Nearby words
receiving blanket, receiving end, receiving line, receiving order, receiving set, recency effect, recension, recent, recently, recept, receptacle
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