Perry is asked to remember a long list of random words, and is then required to recall them after several hours. Which of the following best predicts Perry's performance?

Perry is asked to remember a long list of random words, and is then required to recall them after several hours. Which of the following best predicts Perry's performance?




A)
Perry is more likely to recall the middle of the list because they have more cues.
B)
Perry's serial position curve will be a negatively accelerating decreasing curve.
C)
Perry's forgetting curve will be a negatively accelerating increasing curve.
D)
Perry is more likely to recall the earlier words because they were rehearsed more.



Answer: D