The primacy effect refers to the fact that
A)the most important items in a list are more most to be remembered.
B)the last items presented in a list are most likely to be remembered.
C)the first items presented in a list are most likely to be remembered.
D)the items in a list which have the greatest emotional impact are most likely to be remembered.

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The primacy effect is a cognitive bias that results in a person recalling the first items presented in a list more easily than those in the middle or at the end. This is because the initial items are more likely to be transferred to long-term memory.

The Primacy Effect Refers to the Fact That