The Standard Explanation of Why Primacy Effects Occur Is That

question 52

Multiple Choice

The standard explanation of why primacy effects occur is that:

• A)we recall the items using sensory memory.
• B)we recall the items because they were stored in long-term memory.
• C)we recall the items because the experimenter always makes the first items the easiest.
• D)we recall the items because the primacy words are no longer be encoded elaboratively.

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