1. THE PRIMACY AND RECENCY EFFECT
MEMORY
THE PRIMACY AND RECENCY EFFECT

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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