recency effect

The recency effect is a psychological tendency where people tend to remember the most recent information they encountered better than earlier details. For example, if you hear a list of words, you're more likely to recall the last few words than those in the middle or beginning. This occurs because the recent information is still fresh in your memory. The effect is commonly observed in situations like remembering a speech or a list of items, emphasizing how recent experiences can influence our memory more strongly than older ones.