According to the three stages model of memory, the explanation for the recency 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. ?the first items have been transferred to long-term memory
d. ?both the first and last items are still in short-term memory


ANSWER:
a

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