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Serial–position effect

Description

The tendency of a person to recall the first and last items in a series best, and the middle items worst.

Serial–position effect in business decision

When evaluating a series of job candidates, interviewers might better remember the first few and the last few candidates interviewed, compared to those in the middle.

Serial–position effect in personal life decision

You recall the first and last items in a sequence more than the middle.