Glanzer & Cunitz (1966)

Glanzer & Cunitz (1966) was a study that demonstrated the primacy and recency effects present in remembering a series of information.
== Aim ==
To investigate the primacy/recency effect
== Procedure ==
* Participants were asked to read a series of 45 words
* They were then asked to recall the 45 words in any order 
* In another variation, a distraction task was performed before recall
== Results ==
* Participants remember the first and last words better
* Results fall into a pattern known as the “serial position curve”
== Conclusion ==
* First few words are better remembered because more time to rehearse them
* Last few words are better remembered because still in short term memory
* Evidence for MSM model
== Evaluation ==
* Low ecological validity: lab test
* Ignored participant’s understanding of the words
* Only one culture tested
* Education in some cultures may train students to remember things
Category:CLOA Studies
Category:Memory Studies