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primacy effect

primacy effect noun: the increased ability to remember items presented earlier, such as the first items in a list: the early-position aspect of the serial position effect.

Noun

primacy effect (plural primacy effects)

  1. The increased ability to remember items presented earlier, such as the first items in a list: the early-position aspect of the serial position effect.
    • Holonym: serial position effect

Forms of primacy effect

pluralprimacy effects

Questions about primacy effect

What does primacy effect mean?
Primacy effect means the increased ability to remember items presented earlier, such as the first items in a list: the early-position aspect of the serial position effect.
What part of speech is primacy effect?
Primacy effect is a noun.
What is the plural of primacy effect?
The plural of primacy effect is primacy effects.

Words near primacy effect in the dictionary

  1. primacies
  2. primacist
  3. primacord
  4. primacords
  5. primacy
  6. primacy effect
  7. primacy effects
  8. primadonna
  9. primadonnas
  10. primae donnae
  11. primae noctis

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