In memory, as time passes between learning and recall,
A)both the primacy and recency effects weaken.
B)neither the primacy nor the recency effects weaken.
C)the primacy but not the recency effect weakens.
D)the recency but not the primacy effect weakens.
E)the recency effect becomes stronger and the primacy effect weakens.

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The recency effect, which refers to the tendency to remember the most recently presented information better, weakens over time as more information enters short-term memory and displaces it. The primacy effect, which is the tendency to remember information presented at the beginning of a list better, remains relatively stable over time because this information has had more time to be encoded into long-term memory.

In Memory, as Time Passes Between Learning and Recall