Which memory phenomenon describes better recall for items at the beginning of a list?

• A. Serial Position Effect
• B. Interference
• C. Primacy Effect
• D. Group Polarization

Answer: (C)

Memory recall is influenced by where items appear in a sequence. The earliest items get more opportunity to be rehearsed and transferred into long‑term memory, so they’re remembered better. This heightened recall for initial items is the primacy effect, a facet of the serial position effect. The broader pattern also includes a recency effect for the last items, but the question focuses on the beginning. Interference involves competing information that disrupts memory, and group polarization is a social psychology phenomenon with no direct link to list recall. So the primacy effect best explains better recall for items at the start.