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serial position effect

serial position effect noun: the tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.

Noun

serial position effect (plural serial position effects)

  1. The tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.
    • Meronyms: primacy effect, recency effect

serial position effect meaning in Tamil

serial position effect in Tamil

வரிசைநிலை விளைவு

Forms of serial position effect

pluralserial position effects

Origin of serial position effect

Coined by Hermann Ebbinghaus.

Questions about serial position effect

What does serial position effect mean?
Serial position effect means the tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.
What is serial position effect in Tamil?
Serial position effect in Tamil is வரிசைநிலை விளைவு. See Serial position effect meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is serial position effect?
Serial position effect is a noun.
What is the plural of serial position effect?
The plural of serial position effect is serial position effects.

Words near serial position effect in the dictionary

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  2. serial polygamies
  3. serial polygamy
  4. serial port
  5. serial ports
  6. serial position effect
  7. serial position effects
  8. serial rapist
  9. serial rapists
  10. serial time-encoded amplified microscopy
  11. serial-killer glasses

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