James Is Going to the Store to Buy the Following

question 17

Multiple Choice

James is going to the store to buy the following items: shampoo, ice cream, bananas, bread, juice, milk, toothpaste, and pretzels. Instead of making a list, he repeats the list over and over to himself and comes home with only the shampoo, ice cream, and bananas. James was using __________ rehearsal and remembered only the first few items on the list due to the __________ effect.

• A)elaborative; primacy
• B)maintenance; primacy
• C)maintenance; recency
• D)elaborative; recency

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Definitions:

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