The Primacy Effect Is Attributed to

question 47

Multiple Choice

The primacy effect is attributed to

• A)recall of information stored in LTM.
• B)a type of rehearsal that improves memory for all items in a list.
• C)recall of information still active in STM.
• D)forgetting of early items in a list as they are replaced by later items.

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