... will recall significantly more words placed at the end of a word list than males. Null Hypothesis: There will be no significant difference between males and females in the recall of words placed at the end of a list and any difference is due to chance. 4. INTRODUCTION This investigation focuses on the role of gender and its influence on the recency effect, as much work previously conducted has failed to acknowledge the link between these two variables. The recency effect can be defined as the ability to recall items/words at the end of the list more easily than those in the middle or end. This definition was chosen, as it is the most clearest and concise definition, which will help the researcher in avoiding ambiguities. The short-term memory store is relevant to this investigation because it is where the primacy and recency effect occur, which is the focus of this investigation. Miller (1956) ...

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