The fact that the first item in a long list of items is the one most likely to be remembered is called:
A) the recency effect
B) the singularity effect
C) the isolation effect
D) the primacy effect

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The primacy effect refers to the tendency to remember the first items in a list better than those that follow, due to the increased likelihood of transferring these items into long-term memory.

The Fact That the First Item in a Long List