In the late 19th century, Mary Whiton Calkins observed an interesting phenomenon of short-term memory called
A. the serial position effect.
B. free recall.
C. the reminiscence bump.
D. the law of primacy.
Answer: A
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a. elaborative processing b. maintenance rehearsal c. chunking d. the keyword method
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