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 items at the start of the sequence are recalled easier as they have been rehearsed many times and may well have already been committed to the long-term memory. The items are the end of the list ...