Psychological and media research shows that people tend to recall items at the beginning and at the end of a list better than they recall items in the middle. This is known as the serial position ...

Serial evaluations are the basis of many judgment and decision processes (e.g., in sports, talent shows, or academic examinations). We address the advantages and disadvantages of being in the ...

The serial position effect describes the tendency of folks to remember the first and last items in a series and forget much of the stuff in the middle. This bit of knowledge shapes so many aspects of ...