While the Primacy Effect Is Thought to Be Due to the Early

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Multiple Choice

While the primacy effect is thought to be due to the early transfer of information to long-term memory, this effect appears to be due to information remaining in short-term
Memory. This is called the _ _ effect.

• A) recency
• B) rehearsal
• C) final position
• D) serial position

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Definitions:

Precognition

The claimed ability or phenomenon of knowing or perceiving future events before they happen.

Telepathy

The supposed communication of thoughts or ideas by means other than the known senses.

Clairvoyance

The purported psychic ability to gain information about an object, person, location, or physical event through extrasensory perception.

Psychometry

The psychological measurement of mental functions and behaviors, often through standardized tests.