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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > lag-recency effect

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lag-recency effect  

Definition

  • When an item is recalled, items that are close to its serial position are more likely to be recalled than remote items.

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Howard, M. W., & Kahana, M. J. (1999). Contextual variability and serial position effects in free recall. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 25(4), 923–941. https://doi.org/10.1037//0278-7393.25.4.923

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-TR8XDZ82-3

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