THE PRIMACY AND RECENCY EFFECT MEMORY THE PRIMACY AND RECENCY EFFECT

GLANTZER & CUNITZ 1966 RECALL WORDS FROM A LIST OF 20. NURSE WOODS SKIRT BLUE BAG DREAM BOOK HAT RIVER SCARF APPLE SHEEP TIE WOMAN PAPER SHOE RED GRASS CLOCK TABLE

DID YOU RECALL THE FIRST FEW WORDS AND THE LAST FEW? THIS IS KNOWN AS THE PRIMACY AND RECENCY EFFECT THE FIRST FEW ARE VERBALLY REHEARSED MORE AS THEY ARE THE FIRST ONES THE LAST ONES ARE STILL ECHOING IN THE STM THE ONES IN THE MIDDLE ARE LOST THIS SUPPORTS THE IDEA OF A SEPARATE SHORT-TERM MEMORY THAT USES VERBAL REHEARSAL

evaluation Evidence supports separate stores Makes sense Provides a starting point for studying memory Over simple There are different types of memory e.g. procedural, episodic so maybe more than 3 stores Doesn’t explain how we sometimes remember things without rehearsal