While the primacy effect is thought to be due to the early transfer of information to long-term memory, this effect appears to be due to information remaining in short-term memory. This is called the __________ effect.
A)rehearsal
B)serial position
C)final position
D)recency

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The recency effect refers to the tendency to remember the most recently presented information best, which is attributed to this information still being in short-term memory at the time of recall.

While the Primacy Effect Is Thought to Be Due to the Early