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What Should We Remember?

We reduce events and lists to their key elements

List–length effect

Description

The finding that recall performance decreases as the length of a list to be remembered increases.

List–length effect in business decision

Employees may struggle to remember all key action items if a meeting concludes with a very long list of tasks; shorter, prioritized lists are more effective.

List–length effect in personal life decision

You find it harder to recall all names of acquaintances at a reunion when the group is large.