According to the Three-Stages Model of Memory, the Explanation for the Primacy

question 97

Multiple Choice

According to the three-stages model of memory, the explanation for the primacy effect in the serial position curve is that ____.

• A) the last items are still in short-term memory
• B) the middle items are still in sensory memory
• C) both the first and the last items have been transferred to long-term memory
• D) the first items have been transferred to long-term memory

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Definitions:

Amino Acids

Organic compounds that combine to form proteins and are used by the body for various functions including tissue repair and the synthesis of neurotransmitters.

Fatty Acids

Organic compounds made of long hydrocarbon chains ending in a carboxylic acid group, essential in diet and biology for energy storage and cell membrane structure.

Peptide

Short chain of amino acids linked by peptide bonds.