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serial position effect

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables
se-ri-al -po-si-tion -ef-fect
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
8
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined by Hermann Ebbinghaus.

Inflected Forms

serial position effects (plural)

Questions

What does serial position effect mean?
The tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.
Where does serial position effect come from?
Coined by Hermann Ebbinghaus.

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