When a person has a better memory for items at the beginning of a list he/she tries to learn, the _____ is demonstrated.
A)recency effect
B)serial cognition effect
C)metamemory effect
D)primacy effect

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The primacy effect is demonstrated when a person has a better memory for items at the beginning of a list they are trying to learn, indicating that these items were processed more deeply and transferred to long-term memory.

When a Person Has a Better Memory for Items at the Beginning