The modal model explains primacy and recency in free recall as follows:

A. Primacy occurs because of rehearsal and recency occurs because of interference.
B. Primacy occurs because of rehearsal and recency occurs because of delay.
C. Primacy occurs because people retrieve from short term store and recency occurs because of rehearsal.
D. Primacy occurs because of rehearsal and recency occurs because subjects retrieve from short term store.


Ans: D. Primacy occurs because of rehearsal and recency occurs because subjects retrieve from short term store.

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