The main explanation for the ______________ effect is that the items at the beginning of a list are quickly rehearsed and transferred to long-term memory storage.

A. primacy
B. recency
C. halo
D. intermediate



A. primacy

Psychology

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a. True b. False

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A. ?10; +10 B. 0; 1 C. +1.0; ?1.0 D. 1; 10

Psychology