The Recency Effect Is Thought to Occur Because Words at the End

question 196

Multiple Choice

The recency effect is thought to occur because words at the end of the list ____________.

• A)are rehearsed more and are more likely to be stored in long-term memory
• B)are not bumped out of working memory by additional information
• C)receive more maintenance rehearsal than words in the middle and beginning of the list
• D)are more deeply processed than words in the middle and beginning of the list

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