The recency effect occurs when participants are asked to recall a list of words. One way to get rid ...

The recency effect occurs when participants are asked to recall a list of words. One way to get rid of the recency effect is to
 
  a. have participants say la, la, la while studying the list.
  b. present the list more slowly.
  c. have participants count backwards for 30 seconds after hearing the last word of the list.
  d. have participants see the words on a screen, rather than hear them.

Question 2

Regarding free recall of a list of items, which of the following will most likely cause the recency effect to disappear by preventing rehearsal from taking place?
 
  a. Inserting a 30-second delay before recall
  b. Presenting the stimulus list at a slower pace
  c. Counting backward for 30 seconds before recall
  d. Using a very long list (greater than 30 items at one item per second)

Question 3

When investigating the serial position curve, delaying the memory test for 30 seconds
 
  a. has no effect on the curve.
  b. increases the primacy effect.
  c. decreases the recency effect.
  d. increases both the primacy and the recency effects.

Question 4

Murdoch's remembering a list experiment described the serial position curve and found that memory is best for of a list.
 
  a. the first words
  b. the middle words
  c. the last words
  d. both the first and last words